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Appendix 1 - Case Definitions
The following table displays the case definitions for other bacterial infections notified to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System in 1999. If you are not able to access these data please e-mail cdi.editor@health.gov.au
Appendix 1h. Case definitions and ICD-10 code for notifiable diseases reported to NNDSS in 1999, other bacterial infections
Disease |
Case definition (NHMRC 1994) |
ICD-10 code(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Legionellosis | A clinically compatible illness (fever, cough or pneumonia)
AND at least one of the following: isolation of Legionella species from lung tissues, respiratory secretions, pleural fluid, blood or other tissues OR demonstration of Legionella species antigens in lung tissue, respiratory secretions or pleural fluid OR a four-fold or greater rise in (IFA) titre against Legionella species to at least 128, between acute and convalescent phase sera OR a stable high Legionella titre (at least 512) in convalescent phase serum |
A48.1 |
| Leprosy | Enlarged dermal nerves with associated sensory loss
OR demonstration of acid-fast bacilli (in a skin smear or biopsy specimen) OR a histological picture compatible with leprosy in a biopsy specimen |
A30 |
| Meningococcal infection | Isolation of Neisseria meningitidis from a normally sterile site
OR detection of meningococcal antigen in joints, blood or CSF OR detection of Gram-negative intracellular diplococci in blood or CSF |
A39 |
| Tuberculosis | Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, or Mycobacterium africanum from a clinical specimen
OR demonstration of acid-fast bacilli in a clinical specimen or in a histopathological lesion, when culture is not available, in a person with signs or symptoms compatible with tuberculosis OR evidence of resolution of disease where treatment with two or more anti-tuberculosis medications have been prescribed and follow-up has been instigated |
A15, A16, A17, A18, A19 |
This article was published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence Volume 25, No 4, November 2001.
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