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=== Coding Suspected infection === | === Coding Suspected infection === | ||
If patient is a '''COVID suspect'''- combine [[COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2)]] with [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] linked with the same number (don’t link it with any other infection code if not confirmed) Leave the code in, even if they later come up as a negative. | If patient is a '''COVID suspect'''- combine [[COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2)]] with [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] linked with the same number (don’t link it with any other infection code if not confirmed) Leave the code in, even if they later come up as a negative. | ||
This should be coded on admission (if applicable) but subsequent swabs sent during the admission should not be coded as acquired diagnosis, unless the Swab is positive, than follow the usual guidelines for coding an acquired infection. | |||
=== Coding symptomatic infection === | === Coding symptomatic infection === | ||