# 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: CVS-CARD: Myocarditis or pericarditis

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

Myocarditis or pericarditis must meet at least one of the following criteria:
Patient has organisms cultured from pericardial tissue or fluid obtained by needle aspiration or during a surgical operation
Patient has at least two of the following signs or symptoms with no other recognized cause: fever (> 38 °C), chest pain, paradoxical pulse, or increased heart size
AND at least one of the following:
abnormal EKG consistent with myocarditis or pericarditis
positive antigen test on blood (for example, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae)
evidence of myocarditis or pericarditis on histologic examination of heart tissue
4-fold rise in type-specific antibody with or without isolation of virus from pharynx or feces
pericardial effusion identified by echocardiogram, CT scan, MRI, or angiography

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/945/annex/II/division/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.5/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.5/division-3
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