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Pneumococcal pneumonia [Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia] (481)

ICD-9 code 481 for Pneumococcal pneumonia [Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia] is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-488).

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