Guidelines - All Sites

42 Guidelines

Syndrome Specific Guidelines

  1. Adult Antimicrobial Dosing in Dialysis Reference Document

    Detailed recommendations for antimicrobial dosing in dialysis, with references.

  2. Allergy (Beta-lactam)

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

  3. Antibiotic Lock Therapy

    Guideline for the use of antibiotic lock therapy in adults

  4. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients

    Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients

  5. Breast Tissue Expander Infection

    Guidelines for management of infections of tissue expanders.

  6. Clostridioides difficile Infection

    Standards for management of C. difficile infection in adults

  7. Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) Treatment Guidelines

    SFVA comprehensive Facility Treatment Guidelines    

  8. Code Sepsis

    Initial antimicrobial therapy recommendations for Code Sepsis at UCSFMC

  9. Emergency Department Management of Pediatric Oncology and BMT Patients with Fever

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

  10. 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

  11. Febrile Neutropenia

    Flowsheet describing management of febrile neutropenia at UCSFMC. For full guidance on prevention and management, please refer to the SOP-3631 "Management of the Febrile Neutropenic Patient." This SOP can be accessed through Master Control and is maintained by the Adult Hematology, Blood & Marrow Transplant, and Cellular Therapy Program.

  12. Gram-negative Bloodstream Infection

    Guidance for converting from IV to PO therapy in patients with bloodstream infection due to Gram-negative pathogens (Enterobacterales)

  13. 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).

  14. HBV prophylaxis

    UCSF Joint Hepatology/Transplant ID Guidelines For Anti-HBc+ Management In Organ Transplantation and Immunosuppression

  15. Hospital-acquired Pneumonia

    Guidelines for assessment and treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia in adults at UCSFMC

  16. Influenza

    Guidelines for diagnosis and management of influenza

  17. LTU Guidelines

    Guidance for empiric antimicrobial therapy in patients with end-stage liver disease

  18. Management of Fever in Pediatric Oncology and BMT Patients

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

  19. Mpox Treatment

      Link to guideline

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

    Guidance on antibiotic selection and treatment duration for necrotizing enterocolitis

  21. Pediatric Appendicitis Clinical Algorithm

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

  22. RSV Treatment

    Guideline/Protocol Title:

  23. Skin and Skin Structure Infection

    Consensus standards for management of suspected skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) among adult outpatients and hospitalized inpatients at UCSF Medical Center.

  24. Surgical Prophylaxis

    Guidelines for pre- and peri-procedure surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis

  25. Surgical Prophylaxis Pediatrics

    Guidelines for pre- and peri-procedure surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis

  26. VASF Guide to Antimicrobials

    Comprehensive guide to antimicrobial use at San Francisco VA medical center.

  27. ZSFG Adult C. difficile Infection Guideline

    Treatment guidelines for adults admitted to ZSFG with C. difficile infection.

  28. ZSFG Open Fracture Antibiotic Prophylaxis Protocol

    Antibiotic prophylaxis for open fractures. Agreed upon by Orthopedics, Trauma, ED, and ID in 6/2020.

  29. ZSFG Penetrating Brain Injury Antibiotic Prophylaxis

    Excerpt from ZSFG 2022 TBI Guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis in the setting of penetrating brain injury.

  30. ZSFG Post-Emergent Splenectomy Vaccination Guideline

    Guidance for indicated vaccines for patients after emergent splenectomy based on current CDC/ACIP recommendations.

  31. ZSFG Pre-Splenectomy Vaccination Guideline

    Guidance for indicated vaccines for patients scheduled for elective splenectomy based on current CDC/ACIP recommendations.

  32. ZSFG Surgical Prophylaxis Guidelines

    ZSFG guidelines for surgical preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis. Contains recommended regimens by type of surgery (with alternative for patients with beta-lactam allergy) and dosing guidance for adults and pediatrics.

Diagnostic Testing

  1. OR Microbiology Specimen Collection

    Guidance for collecting surgical specimens for microbiological processing.

  2. Procalcitonin

    Flowchart to aid in incorporating procalcitonin into considerations for initiating and discontinuing antibiotics.

  3. 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

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  5. VZV CNS Infection Testing

    Recommendations for testing for suspected CNS VZV infection

Polices and Procedures

  1. Extended Infusion Beta-Lactams

    Adult Extended Infusion Beta-Lactam Guideline for ceftazidime, cefepime, and meropenem

  2. Process for Ordering Restricted Antimicrobials at UCSFMC & UCSFBCH

    Step-by-step procedure for ordering restricted antimicrobials

  3. SFVAMC Restricted Antimicrobials

    Criteria for use of restricted antimicrobials at VASF

  4. ZSFG Inpatient Beta-Lactam Allergy Test Dose Guidance

    This guidance document includes supplemental information to educate providers on the rationale and role of beta-lactam test dosing to evaluate documented allergies among inpatients at ZSFG.

  5. ZSFG Restricted Antimicrobials

    Restricted antimicrobials at ZSFGH