International guidelines

United Kingdom

Neonatal infection: antibiotics for prevention and treatment

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2024

Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2024

Statement on the initial antimicrobial treatment of sepsis

Published by:Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

Last published:2022

Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2021

Intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2020

Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal septicaemia in under 16s: recognition, diagnosis and management

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2015

North America

American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria for imaging for diagnosis of sepsis

Published by:American College of Radiology

Last published:2023

Evaluation and management of well-appearing febrile infants 8 to 60 days old

Published by:American Academy of Pediatrics

Last published:2021

Prevention of group B streptococcal early-onset disease in newborns

Published by:American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Last published:2020 (reaffirmed 2022)

Prevention and management of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections

Published by:Canadian Paediatric Society

Last published:2020

Management of infants at risk for group B streptococcal disease

Published by:American Academy of Pediatrics

Last published:2019

Management of neonates born at ≥35 0/7 weeks' gestation with suspected or proven early-onset bacterial sepsis

Published by:American Academy of Pediatrics

Last published:2018

American College of Critical Care Medicine clinical practice parameters for hemodynamic support of pediatric and neonatal septic shock

Published by:American College of Critical Care Medicine

Last published:2017

Fever and antipyretic use in children

Published by:American Academy of Pediatrics

Last published:2011 (reaffirmed 2022)

Rest of the world

Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock: 2021

Published by:Surviving Sepsis Campaign

Last published:2021

Surviving Sepsis Campaign children's guidelines

Published by:Surviving Sepsis Campaign

Last published:2020

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