Fever of unknown source: outpatient evaluation and management for children 2 months to 36 months of age
- Resource Type
- Authors
- James, Blackwell
- Source
- Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 14(2)
- Subject
- Risk Factors
Child, Preschool
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Infant
Bacterial Infections
Fever of Unknown Origin
Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Language
- ISSN
- 1041-2972
This month's clinical practice guideline (CPG) review is on fever of uncertain source (FUS), also known as fever of unknown origin (FUO). A hospital-based committee for the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center developed this guideline to help practitioners evaluate and manage FUS in a logical manner and with a judicious use of antibiotics. This guideline should have a wide interest to practitioners due to the large number of children that annually present with fever.