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  • Fever in the recently returned traveller
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Fever_in_the_recently_returned_traveller/
    medicine guidelines and surveillance WHO up to date surveillance and outbreaks UK travel health resources … in the Returning Traveler. The New England Journal of Medicine . 2017. Vol 376 (6), pp 548-560 Wilson, ME. Post …Fever in the recently returned traveller …
  • Antihistamine poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antihistamine_poisoning/
    in combination with hyoscine/caffeine for travel Doxylamine Pheniramine Promethazine Trimeprazine Brompheniramine …     Lesser sedating antihistamines These medicines cause mostly peripheral H1 blockade with limited … at normal doses (unlike the previous generation of medicines), there are concerns there may be some effect …
  • Gastroenteritis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Gastroenteritis/
    contacts Recent travel History of slow weight gain and/or fortification of feeds Recurrent presentations … travellers with prolonged symptoms (>10 days) Immunocompromised patients with fever Treatment Many cases …=ROOTWORKSPACE-f709dd004233cf398618eeef0dac2aff-p4bIgIr (viewed 14 January 2025) The Australian Medicines Handbook. Children's Dosing Companion https …
  • Meningitis and encephalitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Meningitis_encephalitis/
    URTI may be present Seizures Recent antibiotics Immunisation history Travel history Medical condition … movements Headache Vomiting Lethargy Features of prodromal illness Exposure history: travel location eg NT …    Last updated October 2024 Reference List Australian Medicines Handbook, Australian Children’s Dosing …
  • Influenza
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Influenza/
    in returned traveller Febrile child Key points Most influenza in healthy children is self-limited …. Controversies in medicine: the rise and fall of the challenge to Tamiflu, The Conversation. Retrieved from https …
  • Cough
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cough/
    , immunodeficiency, congenital cardiac disease Family and social history Infectious contacts Travel history Exposure … cough Over the counter cough medicines and decongestants are not recommended due to lack of proven …