Top 10 Physician’s Recommendations | EAP - European Academy of Paediatrics

#Duration of Neonatal Antibiotics: Do not continue antibiotic therapy for suspected neonatal sepsis >36-48 hours without clear suspicion of bacterial infection.

by Loraine Lugasi | Oct 10, 2024 | Top 10 Physician's Recommendations

Download Postcard (PDF) Share This on Social Media (coming soon!) The gold standard for diagnosing neonatal sepsis is blood culture. What is known about neonatal antibiotics: Empiric antibiotics are continued until the confirmation of negative blood culture. Since...

#IgE Testing: Do not perform screening panels (IgE tests) for food allergies without a history consistent with a specific food allergy.

by Loraine Lugasi | Oct 10, 2024 | Top 10 Physician's Recommendations

Download Postcard (PDF) Share This on Social Media (coming soon!) Specific IgE levels can be raised without being clinically relevant or even be false-positive. What is known about IgE tests: Interpretation without relating clinical symptoms may lead to unnecessary...

#Urine Culture: Do not request urine culture in febrile children older than 2 months with respiratory tract infection.

by Loraine Lugasi | Oct 10, 2024 | Top 10 Physician's Recommendations

Download Postcard (PDF) Share This on Social Media (coming soon!) The likelihood of simultaneous respiratory and urinary tract infections in healthy pediatric patients beyond the neonatal period is notably low. What is known about urine tests: False-positive outcomes...

#Gastroesophageal Reflux: Do not routinely prescribe acid blockers and motility agents in infants with GER.

by Loraine Lugasi | Oct 10, 2024 | Top 10 Physician's Recommendations

Download Postcard (PDF) Share This on Social Media (coming soon!) Physiological gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is very common in infants, as 70-85% of infants have daily regurgitations within the first two months of life. In 95% of infants, regurgitation resolves...