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Febrile child
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and Purpura Sepsis – assessment and management Local antimicrobial guidelines Prolonged fever Key points …, bacteraemia, sepsis Since the introduction of the pneumococcal vaccine, the rate of occult bacteraemia has … as suspected sepsis (see Sepsis ), irrespective of the degree of fever Do not accept apparent otitis media …
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Dehydration
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with intravenous fluid boluses must be given. Sepsis must be considered Rehydrate enterally (orally or nasogastric … diabetic ketoacidosis Cutaneous eg excessive sweating, burns Third space losses eg sepsis, bowel … given in boluses. Consider other possible causes of shock (eg sepsis and need for antibiotics) other …
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Cellulitis and other bacterial skin infections
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cellulitis_and_other_bacterial_skin_infections/
infections: management of household contacts Periorbital and orbital cellulitis Sepsis Key points Cellulitis … sign). See Sepsis Features suggestive of necrotising fasciitis include: severe pain out of keeping …, tachycardia, tachypnoea, hypotension, confusion, vomiting). See Sepsis Red flags Abscess or suppuration Animal …
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Community acquired pneumonia
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effusion Sepsis Influenza Assessment of severity of respiratory conditions Key points Community acquired … month of age see Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant and Sepsis guidelines … respiratory support (eg CPAP, HFNP) Complicated pneumonia (see parapneumonic effusion) Consider sepsis …
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Prolonged fever
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Sepsis: assessment and management Kawasaki disease Key points Infection is the most common cause … the scope of this guideline: Sepsis: assessment and management Acute febrile illness Fever in the recently … (sepsis, internal abscesses, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, parotitis, central nervous system disease …
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Infantile spasms
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Infantile spasms Infantile spasms PIC Endorsed See also Seizures: acute management Sepsis Adrenal crisis … is usually high dose prednisolone High dose prednisolone may mask signs of sepsis and increase the risk … febrile or unwell should be managed as per sepsis guidelines as high risk due to immunocompromise …
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Primary immunodeficiencies
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/severe sinusitis or otitis media Meningitis Sepsis Combined immunodeficiency Severe combined … deficiency Meningitis or sepsis due to encapsulated bacteria ( Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus … (sepsis, meningitis, complicated pneumonia or septic arthritis) with no clear predisposing condition …
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Antimicrobial guidelines
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+ oral) after adequate surgical source control is 4 days Appendicitis with sepsis/septic shock … SEPSIS (UNDER 2 MONTHS OF AGE) Infection Likely organisms Initial antimicrobials 1 (maximum dose …) Duration of treatment 2 and other comments Sepsis Community-acquired infection Group B streptococci E …
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Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
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Fluid Bolus 10-20ml/kg Sodium chloride (NaCl) 0.9% (up to 40ml/kg) Consider sepsis Consider inotropes …/vasopressor Correct electrolytes Intravenous fluids Intraosseous Access Supraventricular Tachycardia Sepsis …
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CPG Committee Calendar
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2026 Thursday 6 Constipation Wednesday 19 Sepsis - assessment and management July 2026 Thursday 2 …