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* If a suspected infection becomes confirmed, remove this code and replace it with the relevant infection code
* If a suspected infection becomes confirmed, remove this code and replace it with the relevant infection code
* If a suspected infection test comes back negative, delete the code '''unless that code was the only reason for admission, in which case leave it in'''
* If a suspected infection test comes back negative, delete the code '''unless that code was the only reason for admission, in which case leave it in'''
===Exception to [[#Suspected infections being confirmed POSITIVE or NEGATIVE]] for COVID-19===
* 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) then '''leave the code in''', even if they later come up as a negative
* If a person with the combination of codes that represents observation for suspected COVID-19 then has their COVID come back as (+), then just change the [[Observation for suspected infection NOS]] to whatever is the COVID manifestation (e.g. pneumonia, etc).
* ALSO, do NOT use this combination of codes for each COVID swab sent, as this represents a diagnosis, not a procedure.
* ALSO, do NOT use this combination of codes for each COVID swab sent, as this represents a diagnosis, not a procedure.


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