Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
Infection site NHLBI Disease characterization
Including Alzheimer's Disease (AD)/AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) diagnosis and multiple chronic conditions (MCCs)
NIH CDEs
  • NHLBI
    • Sickle Cell Disease
      • Domain
        • Disease Related Events
          • History of Disease Event
        • Treatment/Intervention Data
          • Transplantation/Stem Cell Transplant
      • Classification
        • Proposed

# Datatype
Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning name
Blood/Buffy Coat Blood/Buffy Coat
Bone Cortex (Osteomyelitis) Bone Cortex (Osteomyelitis)
Bone Marrow Bone Marrow
Brain Brain
Cardiac (Endocardium, Myocardium, Pericardium) Cardiac (Endocardium, Myocardium, Pericardium)
Catheter Tip Catheter Tip
Central Nervous System Unspecified Central Nervous System Unspecified
Disseminated - Generalized, Isolated at 2 or More Distinct Sites Disseminated - Generalized, Isolated at 2 or More Distinct Sites
Ears Ears
Esophagus Esophagus
Eyes Eyes
Fallopian Tubes, Uterus, Cervix Fallopian Tubes, Uterus, Cervix
Feces/Stool Feces/Stool
Gallbladder and Billary Tree (Not Hepatitis), Pancreas Gallbladder and Billary Tree (Not Hepatitis), Pancreas
Gastrointestinal Tract Unspecified Gastrointestinal Tract Unspecified
Genital Area Genital Area
Genito-Urinary Tract Unspecified Genito-Urinary Tract Unspecified
Joints Joints
Kidneys, Renal Pelvis, Ureters and Bladder Kidneys, Renal Pelvis, Ureters and Bladder
Large Intestine Large Intestine
Larynx Larynx
Lips Lips
Liver Liver
Lower Respiratory Tract (Lung) Lower Respiratory Tract (Lung)
Lymph Nodes Lymph Nodes
Meninges and CSF Meninges and CSF
Muscle (Excluding Cardiac) Muscle (Excluding Cardiac)
Other Unspecified Other Unspecified
Peritoneum Peritoneum
Pleural Cavity, Pleural Fluid Pleural Cavity, Pleural Fluid
Prostate Prostate
Rash, Pustules, or Abscesses Not Typical of Any of the Above Rash, Pustules, or Abscesses Not Typical of Any of the Above
Respiratory Tract Unspecified Respiratory Tract Unspecified
Sinuses Sinuses
Skin Unspecified Skin Unspecified
Small Intestine Small Intestine
Spinal Cord Spinal Cord
Spleen Spleen
Stomach Stomach
Testes Testes
Tongue, Oral Cavity, and Oro-Pharynx Tongue, Oral Cavity, and Oro-Pharynx
Upper Airway and Nasopharynx Upper Airway and Nasopharynx
Vagina Vagina
Woundsite Woundsite

# Definition Tags
Code indicating the site of infection. Short Description Description

# Designation Tags
Infection site code Preferred Question Text
Infection site

# Identifier Origin Version
QhMPW9klbV NLM CDEs 12-02-2025-download
InfectionSiteCode BRICS Variable Name N/A
C58926 NHLBI ID N/A