Staphylococcus aureus: Difference between revisions

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** [[Resistance to antimicrobials, methicillin (anti-staph pencillins)]]
** [[Resistance to antimicrobials, methicillin (anti-staph pencillins)]]
** if only colonized, no infection, code [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]], otherwise code the infection caused by MRSA; otherwise code the [[:category:Infection requiring pathogen]] or [[:category:Potential infection]]
** if only colonized, no infection, code [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]], otherwise code the infection caused by MRSA; otherwise code the [[:category:Infection requiring pathogen]] or [[:category:Potential infection]]
**[[Need for medical isolation]]


== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==