Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

• carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
• certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
• infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
• infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
• influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)

code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)