Cumulative Official WHO Updates to ICD 10 - 1996 - 2001

If the site-specific culture is an element used to meet the infection site criterion and the blood isolate is not, then the BSI is considered a primary infection. Example: Postoperative patient has an intraabdominal abscess (IAB) noted during reoperation and purulent material is obtained at that time which grows Escherichia coli. ................
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