# Commission Implementing Decision of 8 August 2012 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2012) 5538) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/506/EU), Division: SST-BRST: Breast abscess or mastitis

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A breast abscess or mastitis must meet at least one of the following criteria:
Patient has a positive culture of affected breast tissue or fluid obtained by incision and drainage or needle aspiration
Patient has a breast abscess or other evidence of infection seen during a surgical operation or histopathologic examination
Patient has fever (> 38 °C) and local inflammation of the breast
AND physician diagnosis of breast abscess

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/506/annex/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.13/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-506/annex/division-3/division-3.1/division-3.1.13/division-5
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