ICD-11 code : QC05.0;
Preferred Label : Isolation;
ICD-11 definition : Isolation is the 'separation, for the period of communicability, of infected persons
from others in such places and under such conditions as to prevent or limit the direct
or indirect transmission of the infectious agent from those infected to those who
are susceptible to infection or who may spread agent to others'. Isolation measures
can be undertaken in hospitals or homes, as well as in alternative facilities.;
ICD-11 synonym : admission to protect the individual from his or her surroundings or for isolation
of individual after contact with infectious disease; need for isolation;
Origin ID : 1061373903;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Isolation is the 'separation, for the period of communicability, of infected persons
from others in such places and under such conditions as to prevent or limit the direct
or indirect transmission of the infectious agent from those infected to those who
are susceptible to infection or who may spread agent to others'. Isolation measures
can be undertaken in hospitals or homes, as well as in alternative facilities.
