ICD-10 Specific code A24: Glanders and melioidosis

Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.

Translations

Language Translation
Flag for English language  English Glanders and melioidosis
Flag for French language  French Morve et mรฉlioรฏdose

Hierarchical position

Level Code Title
1 I Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
2 A20-A28 Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases
3 A24 Glanders and melioidosis

Contents

Code Title
A24.0 Glanders
A24.1 Acute and fulminating melioidosis
A24.2 Subacute and chronic melioidosis
A24.3 Other melioidosis
A24.4 Melioidosis, unspecified

Indicated medicines

Active Ingredient Description
Doxycycline

Doxycycline is primarily bacteriostatic and is believed to exert its antimicrobial effect by the inhibition of protein synthesis.

Minocycline

Minocycline is a semi-synthetic derivative of tetracycline. Minocycline inhibits protein synthesis in susceptible bacteria. In common with other tetracyclines it is primarily bacteriostatic and has a similar spectrum of activity to other tetracyclines.

Sulfamethoxazole

Sulfamethoxazole competitively inhibits the utilisation of para-aminobenzoic acid in the synthesis of dihydrofolate by the bacterial cell resulting in bacteriostasis.