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Sepsis due to Erysipelothrix infection without mention of septic shock

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Sepsis due to Erysipelothrix infection without mention of septic shock – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/867834818

A severe infection due to the bacterium Erysipelothrix, a Gram-positive, catalase-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, causing a potentially deadly medical condition characterised by a whole-body inflammatory state (called a systemic inflammatory response syndrome or SIRS).