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The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
to identify low-risk ... lumbar puncture nor empiric ... antibiotic treatment ... EBM #Management #Pediatrics ... #Fever
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
evidence-based framework to approach ... short course of treatment ... acyclovir in these cases ... treatment would ... HSV PCR would cause
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
: - Fever + ANC ... fungal work-up + empiric ... 500 → may stop antibiotics ... mg/dL or > 25 % rise ... Treat underlying cause
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
(most frequent cause ... fungi in high-risk ... and may include fever ... Multidisciplinary approach ... virulence Delays in treatment