Nocardia (nocardiosis): Difference between revisions

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+{{ICD10 category|Infectious disease}}{{ICD10 category|Infection with implied pathogen}}{{ICD10 category|Pathogens}}{{ICD10 category|Bacteria}}
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 == Additional Info ==
 Nocardiosis is a disease caused by bacteria found in soil and water. It can affect the lungs, brain, and skin.
 It is most common in people with weakened immune systems who have difficulty fighting off infections
+Infection with this pathogen is called nocardiosis no matter what body part is infected -- the most common sites being lungs and sinuses.  So it '''can be used as a [[pathogen]]''', for example to code Nocardia pneumonia as CAP or HAP with this code as the bug.
+{{ICD10 Guideline Double Duty Pathogen
+| disease=nocardiosis
+| pathogen=nocardia
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 == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
+*[[Bacterial infection, NOS]]
 == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
-*[[Bacterial infection, NOS]]
-* many in [[:Category:Infectious disease]]
+== Related CCI Codes ==
-(put links to likely candidates coded with this one, eg. a cause for a trauma.)
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