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Pediatric MUHC Empiric Treatment Guidelines

  • Lower Respiratory Tract
    Pneumonia (Community-Acquired / Aspiration) Pneumonia - Hospital-Acquired, Ventilator-Associated (HAP/VAP) Influenza Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) Empyema
  • GI, Intra-Abdominal
    Intra-abdominal Infections C. difficile infection
  • Genitourinary
    Urinary Tract Infections Postpartum Endometritis Chorioamnionitis Vulvovaginitis, Cervicitis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
  • Skin and Soft Tissue
    Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Diabetic Foot Infections​
  • Skeletal
    Septic Arthritis Osteomyelitis
  • Cardiovascular
    Infective Endocarditis S.aureus bacteremia Central Line Associated bloodstream infection
  • Febrile Syndromes
    Sepsis Febrile Neutropenia
  • Central Nervous System
    Meningitis (Community-Acquired) Meningitis (Hospital-Acquired)
  • Fungal infections
    Candidemia Invasive aspergillosis Pneumocystis pneumonia Histoplasmosis Mucormycosis Antifungal prophylaxis
  • Surgical Prophylaxis
    Summary (under revision) Orthopedics Orthopedics - Open fractures Orthopedics - Spinal surgeries Orthopedics - Closed fractures and joint replacement Thoracic General surgery Obstetric and gynecology Transplant Cardiology Vascular Neurosurgery Urology Head and neck
  • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
    Vancomycin Aminoglycosides Azoles Linezolid
  • Viral infection and prophylaxis
    CMV treatment (NEW) Occupational exposure (HIV, Hep B & HepC) Suspected and confirmed COVID-19 (Last update: April 12, 2023) Summary of revisions to guidelines for COVID-19 management Outpatient management decision tree (Last update: April 12, 2023) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (under revision)
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