ICD-10 Specific code A75.1: Recrudescent typhus [Brill's disease]

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 Recrudescent typhus [Brill's disease]
Flag for French language  French Typhus rรฉsurgent [maladie de Brill]

Hierarchical position

Level Code Title
1 I Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
2 A75-A79 Rickettsioses
3 A75 Typhus fever
4 A75.1 Recrudescent typhus [Brill's disease]

Indicated medicines

Active Ingredient Description
Demeclocycline

Tetracyclines have a broad spectrum of anti-microbial activity and act by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis. They are active against a large number of gram positive and gram negative pathogenic bacteria, including some which are resistant to penicillin.

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.

Oxytetracycline

Oxytetracycline is a broad spectrum tetracycline antibiotic with activity against a large number of gram positive and gram negative bacteria. The product acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis.