# 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: SYS-CSEP: Clinical sepsis in adults and children

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

Patient has at least one of the following
clinical signs or symptoms with no other recognised cause
fever (> 38 °C)
hypotension (systolic pressure < 90 mm/Hg)
or oliguria (20 cm3(ml)/hr)
And blood culture not done or no organisms or antigen detected in blood
And no apparent infection at another site
And physician institutes treatment for sepsis

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/506/annex/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.14/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-506/annex/division-3/division-3.1/division-3.1.14/division-2
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