# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/945 of 22 June 2018 on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance as well as relevant case definitions (Text with EEA relevance), 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/2018/945/annex/II/division/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.13/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.13/division-5
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