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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: Wound Repair Regen. 2009 Sep–Oct;17(5):657–665. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-475X.2009.00527.x
Tissue codes Microorganism codes Pathology codes
E=Epidermis A=Acinetobacter A=Abscess
D=Dermis BF=Bacteroides fragilis F=Fibrosis
S=Subcutaneous tissue C=Candida species G=Gangrene
F=Fascia EF=Entercoccus faecalis GT=Granulation tissue
T=Tendon GBS=Group beta hemolytic
Streptococcus
K=Hyperkeratosis
M=Muscle KP=Klebsiella pneumoniae N=Necrosis
B=Bone MRSA=Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
O=Osteomyelitis
N=Nasal NG=No growth
PA=Pseudomonas aeruginosa
VRE=Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus