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Table 1 Infection diagnoses according to ICD-10

From: The prevalence of undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a primary care population with respiratory tract infections - a case finding study

Upper respiratory tract infection

J00-J06

Acute infections in the upper respiratory system (nasopharyngitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, obstructive laryngitis, acute upper respiratory infection NOS)

Lower respiratory tract infection

J11-J18

Pneumonia

 

J20-J22

Other acute lower respiratory infections (bronchitis, bronchiolitis, acute lower respiratory infection NOS)

 

R05

Cough*

Viral infection or influenza

B34

Viral infection, unspecified

 

J10

Influenza

  1. * Patients having predominantly symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection but receiving diagnosis code R05.