Below are links to the subset of guidelines that are most applicable to critically ill patients with potential life-threatening infections, or hospital-onset infections. For complete guideline index, click here.
Severe Sepsis, Unknown Source:
Previously Healthy Infant or Child
Child with Healthcare Exposure or Comorbidities
Severe Infections:
CNS Infection: Brain Abscess / Meningitis
Clostridium difficile Infection
Suspected Infection in Patients with Liver Failure or Liver Transplantation
Head and Neck Infections: Mastoiditis / Orbital Cellulitis / Retropharyngeal Abscess
Intra-Abdominal Infection: Community-Onset / Healthcare-Associated
Pneumonia: Aspiration / Community-Acquired / Healthcare-Associated
Viral Infections: Herpes Simplex / Influenza / Varicella-Zoster