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A02.1: Salmonella sepsis

You have been infected with salmonella. As a result, you have an inflammation in your body. The salmonella have caused you to have blood poisoning.

Salmonella are pathogenic bacteria. There are many different types of salmonella. Salmonella are transmitted via poultry, pigs or cattle in particular. For example, eating eggs or meat that have not been adequately heated can result in a salmonella infection.

A salmonella infection often results in inflammation of the intestines. This usually results in diarrhea and abdominal pain. In addition, you may also get headaches or have to vomit. Salmonella have gotten into your blood and have been able to spread throughout your body. This is also called blood poisoning or sepsis. You normally have a fever and are very sick. Blood poisoning can damage many organs. For example, the kidneys or liver may no longer work properly.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).