[Pediatric sepsis - new national recommendations for recognition and initial treatment].

A task force appointed by the Swedish Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases developed national treatment recommendations for pediatric sepsis. It is limited to previously healthy children between 28 days (corrected) to 18 years of age and presented as a flow chart. Sepsis should be thought of as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.

Education, decision support, feedback and a minor reward: a novel antimicrobial Stewardship intervention in a Swedish paediatric emergency setting.

Sweden enjoys a favourable situation with regard to antimicrobial resistance. However, healthcare costs are expected to increase exponentially, along with increased morbidity and mortality, due to the emergence of resistant bacterial strains. Our aim was to design an antimicrobial stewardship programme suitable for Scandinavian settings.