# 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: EENT-UR: Upper respiratory tract, pharyngitis, laryngitis, epiglottitis

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

Upper respiratory tract infections must meet at least 1 of the following criteria:
Patient has at least two of the following signs or symptoms with no other recognized cause: fever (> 38 °C), erythema of pharynx, sore throat, cough, hoarseness, or purulent exudate in throat
AND at least 1 of the following:
organisms cultured from the specific site
organisms cultured from blood
positive antigen test on blood or respiratory secretions
diagnostic single antibody titre (IgM) or 4-fold increase in paired sera (IgG) for pathogen
physician diagnosis of an upper respiratory infection
Patient has an abscess seen on direct examination, during a surgical operation, or during a histopathologic examination

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/945/annex/II/division/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.6/division/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.6/division-6
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