Syndromic documents
Development of syndromic documents is new to the UK SMI repository and is identified as priority work for the Standards Unit as set out in the UK SMI 5 year strategy (2020-2025). The technical documents will be reviewed in line with the overarching syndromic document.
The search strategy for these documents are available on request by emailing: [email protected].
S 1 - Acute infective hepatitis
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Issue date: 13 February 2014
Issue number: 1.3
Related UK SMI
The following UK SMI provide supporting information related to this syndromic algorithm
- B 37: investigation of blood cultures (for organisms other than Mycobacterium species)
- B 41: investigation of urine
- V 4: investigation of hepatitis B infection
- V 5: screening for hepatitis C infection
- V:11 Laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection
- V 27: hepatitis A virus acute infection serology
- V 28: Investigation of cytomegalovirus infection
- V 30: Investigation of exposure to vesicular and non-vesicular rash in pregnancy/a>
- V44: Laboratory diagnosis of syphilis
S 2 - Pneumonia
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Issue date: 17 March 2014
Issue number: 1.2
Related UK SMI
The following UK SMI provide supporting information related to this syndromic algorithm:
- B 26: investigation of fluids from normally sterile sites
- B 37: investigation of blood cultures (for organisms other than Mycobacterium species)
- B 40: investigation of specimens for Mycobacterium species
- B 57: investigation of bronchoalveolar lavage, sputum and associated specimens
- V 28: Investigation of cytomegalovirus infection
S 3 - Conjunctivitis
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Issue date: 18 March 2014
Issue number: 1.2
Related UK SMI
The following UK SMI provide supporting information related to this syndromic algorithm:
S 5 - Meningoencephalitis
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Issue date: 8 May 2014
Issue number: 1
Related UK SMI
The following UK SMI provide supporting information related to this syndromic algorithm:
S 6 - Sexually transmitted infections
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Issue date: 1 November 2013
Issue number: 1.2
Further guidelines were published in December 2012. Please refer to NICE public health guidance - hepatitis B and C: ways to promote and offer testing to people at increased risk of infection for more information.
Related UK SMI
The following UK SMI provide supporting information related to this syndromic algorithm:
S 7 - Gastroenteritis
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Issue date: 19 October 2020
Issue number: 2
Please note that the title has been changed from ‘Gastroenteritis and diarrhoea’ to ‘Gastroenteritis’.
S 11 - Red or painful eye
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Issue date: 17 May 2023
Issue number: 1
S 12 - Sepsis, and systemic or disseminated infections
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Issue date:31 January 2023
Issue number: 1