Finding of parasite resistant to antimicrobial drugs

Coding note

These categories should never be used in primary coding. The codes are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes when it is desired to identify the resistance, non-responsiveness and refractive properties of a condition to antimicrobials.

Exclusions from above levels

19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Child codes

MG55.0 – Artemisinin resistant Plasmodium falciparum
MG55.Y – Other specified finding of parasite resistant to antimicrobial drugs
MG55.Z – Finding of parasite resistant to antimicrobial drugs, unspecified

Sibling codes

MG50 – Finding of gram negative bacteria resistant to antimicrobial drugs
MG51 – Finding of gram positive bacteria resistant to antimicrobial drugs
MG52 – Finding of bacteria, neither gram negative nor positive, resistant to antimicrobial drugs
MG53 – Finding of virus resistant to antimicrobial drugs
MG54 – Finding of fungus resistant to antimicrobial drugs
MG56 – Finding of microorganism resistant to other multiple antimicrobial drugs
MG5Y – Finding of other microorganism resistant to antimicrobial drugs
MG5Z – Finding of microorganism resistant to antimicrobial drugs, unspecified

Foundation entity

Finding of parasite resistant to antimicrobial drugs – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/174465822

Part of: 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified