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  • Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Recognition_of_the_seriously_unwell_neonate_and_young_infant/
    /pyelonephritis Fever vomiting, poor feeding Bacteraemia/sepsis Pneumonia Meningitis Fever, tachycardia …, account for oral intake Restrict fluid rate in meningitis or respiratory infections to two-thirds … and unsettled children Meningitis Urinary tract infections and Urine samples Interacting with your baby Updated …
  • Antimicrobial guidelines
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antimicrobial_guidelines/
    8H ( > 12 years) 3 weeks minimum Consider adding Azithromycin if M. pneumoniae suspected Meningitis … mg/kg IV stat, then 7.5 mg/kg IV 8H SEPSIS (OVER 2 MONTHS OF AGE) Sepsis with unknown CSF Meningitis … with normal CSF Meningitis excluded: clinically (and LP therefore not performed) or normal CSF As above …
  • Ataxia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Ataxia/
    of meningoencephalitis (fever, meningism) Features suggestive ofcerebellar ataxia Cerebellar signs (dysdiadochokinesis … features Signs of raised intracranial pressure Altered conscious state Focal neurology Meningism Loss …
  • Febrile child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_child/
    include: pneumonia , meningitis , bone and joint infections , skin and soft tissue infections, mastoiditis … or haemodynamic instability   In this circumstance, treatment for meningitis/encephalitis should be commenced …, Ralston SL, Winikor JM, Lynn JF, Dixon A, et al. Prevalence of Bacteremia and Bacterial Meningitis …
  • Empiric treatment of infectious diseases in Ebola suspect
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Empiric_treatment_of_infectious_diseases_in_Ebola_suspect/
    /meningitis usually Flucloxacillin 50 mg/kg (max 2 g) iv 4H and Ceftriaxone 100 mg/kg (max 2 g) iv 24H …
  • Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Care_of_the_seriously_unwell_child/
    , hypernatraemia Hypocalcaemia  Consider Brain injury Stroke Meningitis/Encephalitis Shunt complication Manage … seizures Hypoglycaemia Hyponatraemia Hypernatraemia Seizure Afebrile Seizure Febrile NAI Stroke Meningitis …
  • Febrile seizure
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_seizure/
    to neurological baseline Red flags suggestive of CNS infection complex febrile seizure meningism (bulging … febrile seizures Persistent altered mental status (>1 hour) Signs of sepsis, meningitis or encephalitis …
  • Admission criteria for general medicine SSU and IPU
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Admission_criteria_for_general_medicine_SSU_and_IPU/
    and for neonates 7-28 days with suspected meningitis Procedure for referring to the Short Stay Unit team …
  • Contact prophylaxis for invasive meningococcal or Hib disease
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Contact_prophylaxis_for_invasive_meningococcal_or_Hib_disease/
    Endorsed See also Acute meningococcal disease Meningitis and encephalitis Antimicrobial recommendations may …
  • Invasive group A streptococcal infections: management of household contacts
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Invasive_group_A_streptococcal_infections__management_of_household_contacts/
    osteomyelitis or septic arthritis meningitis Cellulitis, scarlet fever and pharyngitis are not considered …