Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Febrile young infants (younger than 90 days of age)" and "Society guideline links: Neutropenic fever in children with cancer".)
International
Canada
United States
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Clinical report on fever and antipyretic use in children (2011, reaffirmed 2022)
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on fever without source or unknown origin – Child (reviewed 2015)
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Quality standard on fever in under 5s (2022)
●NICE: Guideline on fever in under 5s – Assessment and initial management (2019, updated 2021)
India
Australia–New Zealand
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