MA15.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Bacteraemia

Description

The presence of bacteria in the blood. This can be detected, for example, by a positive blood culture.

Index terms

  • Bacteraemia
  • Bacteraemia NOS
  • Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
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  • Septicaemia
  • E coli septicaemia (deprecated)
  • Escherichia coli septicaemia (deprecated)
  • Listeria monocytogenes septicaemia (deprecated)
  • Listeria monocytogenes septicaemia without mention of septic shock (deprecated)
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicaemia (deprecated)
  • Septicaemic plague (deprecated)
  • Septicaemic plague NOS (deprecated)
  • actinomycotic septicaemia (deprecated)
  • anaerobic septicaemia (deprecated)
  • anthrax septicaemia (deprecated)
  • gangrenous septicaemia (deprecated)
  • gram-negative septicaemia NOS (deprecated)
  • group d streptococcal septicaemia (deprecated)
  • listerial septicaemia (deprecated)
  • pneumococcal septicaemia (deprecated)
  • pyaemia (deprecated)
  • salmonella septicaemia (deprecated)
  • septic plague (deprecated)
  • septicaemia due to anaerobes (deprecated)
  • septicaemia due to coagulase-negative staphylococcus (deprecated)
  • septicaemia due to haemophilus influenzae [h. influenzae] (deprecated)
  • septicaemia due to streptococcus group A (deprecated)
  • septicaemia due to streptococcus group B (deprecated)
  • septicaemic colibacillosis (deprecated)
  • septicaemic plague without mention of septic shock (deprecated)
  • staphylococcal septicaemia NOS (deprecated)
  • staphylococcus aureus septicaemia NOS (deprecated)
  • streptococcaemia (deprecated)
  • streptococcal septicaemia (deprecated)
  • streptococcus pyogenes septicaemia (deprecated)

Excludes

  • 1C41 – Bacterial infection of unspecified site
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/293771399 – Sepsis

Exclusions from above levels

  • 3B64 – Thrombocytopenia
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1016799900 – abnormalities of coagulation
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1191191920 – abnormalities of lipids
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  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1800910986 – Haemorrhagic or haematological disorders of fetus or newborn
  • JA66.0 – Abnormal haematological finding on antenatal screening of mother
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Sibling codes

  • MA15.1 – Fungaemia
  • MA15.Y – Other specified microbiological findings in blood, blood-forming organs, or the immune system

Foundation entity

Bacteraemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/770483821

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: MA15: Microbiological findings in blood, blood-forming organs, or the immune system › 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified