• Ataxia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Ataxia/
    of meningoencephalitis (fever, meningism) Features suggestive ofcerebellar ataxia Cerebellar signs (dysdiadochokinesis … features Signs of raised intracranial pressure Altered conscious state Focal neurology Meningism Loss …
  • Febrile child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_child/
    include: pneumonia , meningitis , bone and joint infections , skin and soft tissue infections, mastoiditis … for meningitis/encephalitis should be commenced and an LP performed when the child is stable …, Lynn JF, Dixon A, et al. Prevalence of Bacteremia and Bacterial Meningitis in Febrile Neonates …
  • Persistent nasal discharge rhinosinusitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Persistent_nasal_discharge_rhinosinusitis/
    Cellulitis Guideline ) Intracranial Complications: Cerebral abscess, cavernous sinus thrombosis, meningitis
  • Empiric treatment of infectious diseases in Ebola suspect
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Empiric_treatment_of_infectious_diseases_in_Ebola_suspect/
    /meningitis usually Flucloxacillin 50 mg/kg (max 2 g) iv 4H and Ceftriaxone 100 mg/kg (max 2 g) iv 24H …
  • Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Care_of_the_seriously_unwell_child/
    , hypernatraemia Hypocalcaemia  Consider Brain injury Stroke Meningitis/Encephalitis Shunt complication Manage … seizures Hypoglycaemia Hyponatraemia Hypernatraemia Seizure Afebrile Seizure Febrile NAI Stroke Meningitis
  • Admission criteria for general medicine SSU and IPU
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Admission_criteria_for_general_medicine_SSU_and_IPU/
    and for neonates 7-28 days with suspected meningitis Procedure for referring to the Short Stay Unit team …
  • Contact prophylaxis for invasive meningococcal or Hib disease
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Contact_prophylaxis_for_invasive_meningococcal_or_Hib_disease/
    Endorsed See also Acute meningococcal disease Meningitis and encephalitis Organism Antibiotic Those …
  • Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Recognition_of_the_seriously_unwell_neonate_and_young_infant/
    Meningitis Fever, tachycardia, tachypnoea, increased work of breathing Irritable, nuchal rigidity or bulging … and unsettled children Meningitis Urinary tract infections and Urine samples Interacting with your baby Last …
  • Antimicrobial guidelines
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antimicrobial_guidelines/
    . pneumoniae suspected Meningitis Over 2 months of age  S. pneumoniae 5 N. meningitidis H. influenzae type b 6 … infection (including meningitis, brain abscess and orbital cellulitis) 100 mg/kg (4 g) IV daily Where … treatment of meningitis, however Vancomycin should be added if S. pneumoniae is suspected (eg Gram-positive …
  • Invasive group A streptococcal infections: management of household contacts
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Invasive_group_A_streptococcal_infections__management_of_household_contacts/
    osteomyelitis or septic arthritis meningitis Cellulitis, scarlet fever and pharyngitis are not considered …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.