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It is most common in people with weakened immune systems who have difficulty fighting off infections | It is most common in people with weakened immune systems who have difficulty fighting off infections | ||
{{Discuss | who = Allan | question = Is this another double duty one? I am adding below the template we'd then need to use. If so, pls make sure it's right, of not, pls delete it. Ttenbergen 12:44, 2018 June 19 (CDT)}} | {{Discuss | who = Allan | question = Is this another double duty one? I am adding below the template we'd then need to use. If so, pls make sure it's right, of not, pls delete it. Ttenbergen 12:44, 2018 June 19 (CDT) | ||
*AG REPLY --- YES, in a way. 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 "bug" for example to code Nocardia pneumonia as CAP or HAP with this code as the bug.}} | |||
{{ICD10 Guideline Double Duty Pathogen | {{ICD10 Guideline Double Duty Pathogen | ||
| disease=nocardiosis | | disease=nocardiosis | ||