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**If they're not treating because they think it's NOT an infection and instead is colonization, then code it as one or the other of: [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]] and/or something like [[Urine tests, NOS, abnormal]] | **If they're not treating because they think it's NOT an infection and instead is colonization, then code it as one or the other of: [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]] and/or something like [[Urine tests, NOS, abnormal]] | ||
**If on the other hand, they just failed (permanently, or temporarily) to treat what became apparent later to be a real infection, then code it as an infection. | **If on the other hand, they just failed (permanently, or temporarily) to treat what became apparent later to be a real infection, then code it as an infection. | ||
=== Coding when the pathogen isn't clear (yet) === | |||
See [[Lab and culture reports]] for where to find pathogen info. | |||
If you don't get a presumptive pathogen and it's not a situation which relates to '''[[Infection with implied pathogen]]''', you should then use '''[[Infectious organism, unknown]]'''.'' | |||
=== Other related information === | === Other related information === | ||