J15.211 Pneumonia due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

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MSSA pneumonia
Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus NOS

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Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved) J18.9
in (due to)
aureus (methicillin susceptible) (MSSA) J15.211
MSSA (methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus) J15.211
staphylococcal (broncho) (lobar) J15.20
aureus (methicillin susceptible) (MSSA) J15.211

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Code Title
J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
J09-J18 Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)
J15 Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
J15.2 Pneumonia due to staphylococcus
J15.21 Pneumonia due to staphylococcus aureus
J15.211 Pneumonia due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
Applicable to
MSSA pneumonia
Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus NOS