Tuberculosis of the respiratory system, confirmed: Difference between revisions

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+{{ICD10 category|Infectious disease}}{{ICD10 category|Respiratory}}
-{{ICD10 category|Infectious disease}}{{ICD10 category|Respiratory}}
 == Additional Info ==
 incl lung, pleura, intrathoracic lymph nodes
-[[Tuberculosis]]
+See [[Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. TB)]] for more info about included bugs etc.
-*Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is the pathogen that causes tuberculosis. The M. tuberculosis complex(MTBC) includes four other TB-causing mycobacteria:
-    M. bovis
-    M. africanum
-    M. canetti
-    M. microti
+== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead ==
-Sputums for AFB (Acid Fast Bacilli). As per Dr. Kumar: a negative AFB culture is considered a negative culture and should not to be coded as NO C&S culture sent.
-== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead ==
-**[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. TB)]]
 == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
-(put links to likely candidates coded with this one, eg. a cause for a trauma.)
+* [[Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. TB)]]
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