Pneumonia due to beta-haemolytic Streptococcus

Description

A disease of the lungs, caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria beta-haemolytic Streptococcus. This disease is characterised by an acute onset of fever and chills, or rigors. This presents with chest pain, productive cough, dyspnoea, tachypnoea, hypoxia, or tachycardia. Transmission is by inhalation of infected inspiratory secretions, or direct contact.

Index terms

Pneumonia due to beta-haemolytic Streptococcus
Group B streptococcal pneumonia
pneumonia due to Streptococcus, group B

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Early-onset pneumonia due to Group B Streptococcus

Inclusions

pneumonia due to Streptococcus, group B

Exclusions from above levels

1C19 – Legionellosis
KB24 – Congenital pneumonia
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1324545867 – Pneumonitis

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01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

CA40.00 – Pneumonia due to Chlamydophila pneumoniae
CA40.01 – Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
CA40.02 – Pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae
CA40.03 – Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
CA40.04 – Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
CA40.05 – Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
CA40.06 – Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus
CA40.07 – Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
CA40.0Y – Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria
CA40.0Z – Bacterial pneumonia, unspecified

Foundation entity

Pneumonia due to beta-haemolytic Streptococcus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1043303674

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: CA40.0: Bacterial pneumonia › CA40: Pneumonia › 12: Diseases of the respiratory system