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B96.7

Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

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Hierarchy

  • A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
    • B95-B97 Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)
      • B96 Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        • B96.0 Mycoplasma pneumoniae [M. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        • B96.1 Klebsiella pneumoniae [K. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        • B96.2 Escherichia coli [E. coli ] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        • B96.3 Hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        • B96.4 Proteus (mirabilis) (morganii) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        • B96.5 Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) (mallei) (pseudomallei) as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        • B96.6 Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        • B96.7 Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
        • B96.8 Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Notes

B95-B97

  • These categories are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes to identify the infectious agent(s) in diseases classified elsewhere.

Use Additional

A00-B99

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
    • Z16 Resistance to antimicrobial drugs

Includes

A00-B99

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes 1

A00-B99

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes 2

A00-B99

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
    • Z22 Carrier of infectious disease
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
    • O98 Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
    • P35-P39 Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)