Colonized with organism (not infected): Difference between revisions

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*If present on admission, code as a [[Comorbid Diagnosis]], not as an [[Admit Diagnosis]]. If applicable, still code [[Isolation, infectious]] in [[CCI Picklist]] .

*We are only tracking colonization with the following organisms that infection prevention and control is interested in:

**MRSA

** MRSA ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus])

**CPE

** CPE ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbapenem-resistant_enterobacteriaceae Carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae])

*There ARE lots of other bugs that can colonize various parts of the body, almost all of which CAN also cause infection. There is a smallish list of bugs that NEVER colonize and are always believed to be active infectious agent, e.g. Mycobacterium TB, Legionella, Ebola, SARS-2 (i.e. COVID-19).

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 *If present on admission, code as a [[Comorbid Diagnosis]], not as an [[Admit Diagnosis]]. If applicable, still code [[Isolation, infectious]] in [[CCI Picklist]] .
 *We are only tracking colonization with the following organisms that infection prevention and control is interested in:
-**MRSA
+** MRSA ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus])
-**CPE
+** CPE ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbapenem-resistant_enterobacteriaceae Carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae])
 *There ARE lots of other bugs that can colonize various parts of the body, almost all of which CAN also cause infection.  There is a smallish list of bugs that NEVER colonize and are always believed to be active infectious agent, e.g. Mycobacterium TB, Legionella, Ebola, SARS-2 (i.e. COVID-19).