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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-506/annex/division-3/division-3.1/division-3.1.5/division-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/506",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
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  "path": "annex/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.5/division/4",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "CVS-MED: Mediastinitis",
  "text": "Mediastinitis must meet at least one of the following criteria:\nPatient has organisms cultured from mediastinal tissue or fluid obtained during a surgical operation or needle aspiration\nPatient has evidence of mediastinitis seen during a surgical operation or histopathologic examination\nPatient has at least one of the following signs or symptoms with no other recognised cause: fever (> 38 °C), chest pain, or sternal instability\nAND at least one of the following:\npurulent discharge from mediastinal area\norganisms cultured from blood or discharge from mediastinal area\nmediastinal widening on x-ray",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/506/annex/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.5/division/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:21.976168+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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