# 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: SYS-CSEP: treated unidentified severe infection

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

Patient has at least one of the following
clinical signs or symptoms with no other recognized 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/2018/945/annex/II/division/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.14/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.14/division-2
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