Evaluation and Treatment of Febrile Infants ≤ 56 Days Old with Community-Onset Fever

Resource Overview

• Offers evidence-based guidance for the evaluation and management of febrile infants 56 days and younger with community-onset fever.
• Emphasizes age-based risk stratification, diagnostic testing, and disposition planning in emergency department and inpatient settings.

How to Use This Resource

• Review to guide consistent, evidence-based evaluation of young febrile infants.
• Use to support shared decision-making around testing, admission, and discharge.
• Share with ED, trauma, and radiology teams to align care practices and reinforce guideline-based management