Guidelines At UCSF Pediatrics Sites

16 Guidelines

Syndrome Specific Guidelines

  1. Allergy (Beta-lactam)

    P & T approved guidelines for assessing and managing beta-lactam allergies among inpatients

  2. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients

    Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients

  3. Benioff Children's Hospitals Guidelines for Fever in Patients Receiving Cancer Therapy and/or Hematopoietic Transplantation

    Standardized guidelines for management of fever in patients on the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (Oncology) and Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) services

  4. Emergency Department Algorithm: Fever in Pediatric Patients Receiving Cancer Therapy and/or Hematopoietic Transplant

    Guidance for ED management of pediatric oncology/BMT patients with fever

  5. Empiric Antimicrobial Treatment of Pediatric Patients with Liver Failure and/or Early Post-Liver Transplantation

    Guidance for management of infection in children with liver failure

  6. Guidelines for Sepsis in the ICN

    This guideline applies to use of antibiotics in the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco Intensive Care Nursery for empiric treatment of presumed perinatal (early-onset, 72 hours of age who have been hospitalized since birth (late-onset).

  7. Influenza

    Guidelines for diagnosis and management of influenza

  8. IV to PO Syndromic Step-Down Guidance

    IV to PO step down guidelines for IV fluid shortage

  9. Necrotizing Enterocolitis/Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation: Antibiotic Selection & Duration of Therapy

    Guidance on antibiotic selection and treatment duration for necrotizing enterocolitis

  10. Pediatric Appendicitis Clinical Algorithm

    Clinical algorithms for management of pediatric patients with suspected or established appendicitis:

  11. Surgical Prophylaxis Pediatrics

    Guidelines for pre- and peri-procedure surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis

Diagnostic Testing

  1. Biofire Blood Culture Identification (BCID) Panel - BCH Oakland

    Blood Culture Rapid Identification Panel (BCID-II)

  2. Blood Culture Guidelines - UCSF Medical Center

    Guidelines regarding appropriate ordering of blood cultures during blood culture bottle shortages

  3. OR Microbiology Specimen Collection

    Guidance for collecting surgical specimens for microbiological processing.

  4. Rapid Gram-positive Blood Culture

    These guidelines inform selection and modification of antibiotic therapy based on preliminary blood culture results. They are not intended to replace clinical judgement

Policies, Procedures, & Protocols

  1. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding Microbiology Results & Infectious Disease-Related Questions (UCSF West Bay Sites)

    Resources for frequently asked questions, guidance on who to contact in certain situations.