A493-char group
Bacterial infection of unspecified site
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Excl.: bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters (B95-B96) chlamydial infection NOS (A74.9) meningococcal infection NOS (A39.9) rickettsial infection NOS (A79.9) spirochaetal infection NOS (A69.9)