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  • Sore throat
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Sore_throat/
    unimmunised to Haemophilus influenzae type B (HiB) Minimising distress : Defer all unnecessary examination …
  • Cellulitis and other bacterial skin infections
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cellulitis_and_other_bacterial_skin_infections/
    are at risk of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) Diagnosis Antibiotic Total duration Comments Impetigo …
  • 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/
    or encephalopathy Influenza and other respiratory viruses Fever, poor feeding, lethargic, nasal congestion …
  • Nephrotic syndrome
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nephrotic_syndrome/
    meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccines  Yearly influenza vaccine Live vaccines need to be delayed until 1 month …
  • Bone and joint infection
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Bone_and_joint_infection/
    months to 4 years), immunisation status ( Haemophilus influenzae) and underlying illness (eg Salmonella …
  • Chest pain
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Chest_pain/
    mimicking respiratory disease or sepsis Recent viral illness eg coxsakie, parvovirus, influenza Recent (1-14 …
  • Cerebral palsy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cerebral_palsy/
    Immunisation, including yearly influenza vaccines Hearing loss In approx 10% Increased risk of both conductive …
  • Kawasaki disease
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Kawasaki_disease/
    , parvovirus B-19, SARS-CoV, influenza Positive respiratory virus PCR does not exclude a diagnosis of KD (~1/3 …