A49.02 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site

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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection

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methicillin
staphylococcal, unspecified site
aureus (methicillin susceptible) (MSSA) A49.01
MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

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A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
A30-A49 Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
A49 Bacterial infection of unspecified site
A49.0 Staphylococcal infection, unspecified site
A49.02 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site
Applicable to
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection