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Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management[50]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2024

American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria for imaging for diagnosis of sepsis​[81]

Published by:American College of Radiology

Last published:2023

Neonatal infection: antibiotics for prevention and treatment[83]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2021

Evaluation and management of well-appearing febrile infants 8 to 60 days old[59]

Published by:American Academy of Pediatrics

Last published:2021

Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management[95]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2021

Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock: 2021[113]

Published by:Surviving Sepsis Campaign

Last published:2021

Prevention of group B streptococcal early-onset disease in newborns[92]

Published by:American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Last published:2020 (reaffirmed 2022)

Surviving Sepsis Campaign children's guidelines[6]

Published by:Surviving Sepsis Campaign

Last published:2020

Prevention and management of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections[153]

Published by:Canadian Paediatric Society

Last published:2020

Intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital[116]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2020

Management of infants at risk for group B streptococcal disease[93]

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[9]

Published by:American Academy of Pediatrics

Last published:2018

Clinical practice parameters for hemodynamic support of pediatric and neonatal septic shock[94]

Published by:American College of Critical Care Medicine

Last published:2017

American College of Critical Care Medicine clinical practice parameters for hemodynamic support of pediatric and neonatal septic shock[94]

Published by:American College of Critical Care Medicine

Last published:2017

Fever and antipyretic use in children[133]

Published by:American Academy of Pediatrics

Last published:2011 (reaffirmed 2022)

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