New guidelines aim to cut unnecessary antibiotics in febrile babies

NCT ID NCT07134751

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether a new, simpler guideline can safely reduce the number of tests, antibiotics, and hospital stays for infants under 2 months old with a fever. Researchers will compare hospitals using the new guideline to those using standard care. The goal is to find out if the new approach can identify serious infections without overtreating the many infants who are not seriously ill.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could lead to safer, more efficient care for febrile infants, reducing hospital stays and antibiotic overuse.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The new guideline may not prove safer or more effective than current practice, and results may not apply outside Sweden.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bacterial infectious disease bacterial infectious disease with sepsis bacterial meningitis disease infectious disease with sepsis Sepsis urinary tract infection

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BACTEREMIA FEBRILE ILLNESS ACUTE INVASIVE BACTERIAL INFECTION MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL SEPSIS SERIOUS BACTERIAL INFECTION URINARY TRACT INFECTION (DIAGNOSIS)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Helsingborg Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Helsingborg, Sweden
Karolinska University Hospital
RECRUITING

Stockholm, Sweden
Kristianstad Central Hospital
RECRUITING

Kristianstad, Sweden
Ryhov County Hospital
RECRUITING

Jönköping, Sweden
Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Stockholm, Sweden
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITING

Gothenburg, Sweden
Skåne University Hospital
RECRUITING

Lund, Sweden
Skåne University Hospital
RECRUITING

Malmö, Sweden
Uppsala University Hospital
RECRUITING

Uppsala, Sweden
Ystad Hospital
RECRUITING

Ystad, Sweden
Örebro University Hospital
RECRUITING

Örebro, Sweden

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