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MediumPaediatricsPaediatric sepsisau-amcau-acem

A 4-month-old infant presents with fever 38.7 °C and irritability for 6 hours. He is feeding poorly but has no focal symptoms. On examination he is tachycardic and pale with cool peripheries and delayed capillary refill. According to Australian paediatric sepsis guidance, what is the most appropriate immediate management?

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