The first edition of the African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines provide antimicrobial treatment recommendations, principles of stewardship, and other clinical guidance for the following pediatric and neonatal bacterial syndromes:
Central Nervous System
Suspected Acute Bacterial Meningitis (Community-Acquired)
Head, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat
Acute Purulent Neonatal Conjunctivitis
Bacterial Pharyngotonsillitis (Including Streptococcal & Diphtheria)
Suspected Acute Bacterial Sinusitis
Dental Abscess (Including Acute Necrotising Gingivitis/Periodontitis)
Cardiac
Infective Endocarditis (Native Valve)
Respiratory
Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: Mild-Moderate/Ambulatory (Community-Acquired)
Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: Severe/Inpatient (Community-acquired)
Gastrointestinal
Acute Diarrhoeal Disease: Viral Gastroenteritis, Dysentery
Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection (Community-Acquired)
Genitourinary
Syphilis (Including congenital syphilis)
Skin, Soft Tissue, Bone & Joints
Skin & Soft Tissue Infections (Including Impetigo, Cellulitis, Abscesses)
Acute Osteomyelitis & Septic Arthritis
Bloodstream
Possible Serious Bacterial Infection in infants younger than 3 months of age (Community-Acquired)