Guidelines
Fever of Unknown Origin Pathway

Fever of Unknown Origin Pathway

Reassessment at 72 hours

Discontinue aminoglycoside if prescribed.

Patient afebrile for at least 48 hours, with neutrophil recovery to greater than 0.5 x 10⁹ cells/L, and no severe sepsis on onset?

Note

If criteria met for CDI or MDI at any time, switch to appropriate pathway