Pediatric Guidelines

Antimicrobial Dosing Guidelines

• Antimicrobial Dosing
• Antimicrobial Dosing Recommendations for Pediatric Patients
• Aminoglycoside - Empiric Dosing and Monitoring
• Vancomycin - Empiric Dosing and Monitoring
• Pharmacokinetic Calculator
• Antimicrobial Dosing for NICU patients (NICU Cheat Sheet)
• Antimicrobial Allergies
• β-lactam Allergy Evaluation Service (βLAES) and Empiric Therapy Guidance
• βLAES Procedure
• Desensitization Policy
• Desensitization Protocol
• Serotonin Syndrome and Linezolid: Education and Recommendations
• Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antifungal Agents

Restricted Antimicrobials

• UMHHC Policy for the Use of ID Restricted Antimicrobials
• PEDIATRIC Tier I (Prior-approval) Criteria
• PEDIATRIC Tier II (Criteria-approved) Criteria

Guidelines According to Disease State

• Bloodstream Infections
• Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Treatment
• Central Vascular Catheter (CVC) Infections
• Blood Culture Collection Guidelines
• Bone and Joint Infections


• Dialysis Related Infections
• Hemodialysis (HD) Catheter-related
• Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Catheter-related
• Endocarditis
• Native valve
• Prosthetic valve
• Fungal Infections
• Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis Infections
• Candidiasis
• Gastrointestinal Infections
• Intra-abdominal Infections
• C. difficile FGP
• C. difficile Cheat Sheet
• Non-CDI Diarrhea
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
• Hematology/Oncology/BMT
• Febrile Neutropenia
• High-risk Febrile Neutropenia
• Low-risk Febrile Neutropenia: Inpatient Guidance
• Low-risk Febrile Neutropenia: Discharge Guidance
• Prophylaxis
• Hematology/oncology
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• CAR-T
• Leech Therapy
• ASP Leech Information
• Ordering, Storage, Dispensing, and Disposal Policy
• Lock Therapy
• Antibiotic
• Ethanol
• Malaria Treatment


• Meningitis - Bacterial


• Miscellaneous Viral Infections
• Measles Post-exposure prophylaxis
• Tecovirimat (TPOXX) Procurement Process
• Tecovirimat Paper Order
• Neonatal/Infant Infections
• Febrile Infant Pathway
• GBS Intrapartum Prophylaxis & Neonatal Management Guideline
• HIV - Perinatal Exposure
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
• Antimicrobial Dosing for NICU patients (NICU Cheat Sheet)
• NICU: Early Onset Sepsis (EOS)
• Respiratory Infections
• Pneumonia (CAP, VAP, atypical)
• Cystic Fibrosis Antimicrobial Management
• Influenza Treatment and Prophylaxis
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections
• Nirsevimab Guideline
• Indications for the Use of Ribavirin for Treatment of RSV Infections in Hematology Patients
• Palivizumab (Synagis) Guideline
• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Inpatient Treatment Guidelines
• Paxlovid Drug-Drug Interaction Summary
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Guideline
• Sepsis
• Pediatric Sepsis
• Identification and Management of Sepsis
• Antimicrobial Selection for Sepsis with Organ Dysfunction/Septic Shock
• Neonatal Sepsis
• NICU: Early Onset Sepsis (EOS)
• Febrile Infant Pathway
• Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
• Animal Bites
• Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
• Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)