Characteristics of the retrieved clinical practice guidelines
| Title | Year of publication | Country/region | Level of development | Organisation | Authors number | Number of references |
| Clinical report – fever and antipyretic use in children2 | 2011 | USA | National | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | 28 | 85 |
| Update of the 2009 Italian Pediatric Society guidelines about management of fever in children27 | 2014 | Italy | National | Italian Pediatric Society (SIP) | 21 | 162 |
| Management of acute fever in children: guideline for community healthcare providers and pharmacists30 | 2013 | South Africa | National | No specified | 8 | 23 |
| Feverish illness in children: assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years44 | 2013 | UK | National | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | 17 | 138 (2013 update) + 289 (2007 edition) |
| Children and infants with fever – acute management47 | 2010 | Australia/NSW | New South Wales, Australia | New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Health | 16 | 36 |
| Management of fever without focus in children (excluding neonates) clinical guideline48 | 2013 | Australia/ South | South Australia | South Australia (SA) Ministry of Health | Not specified | 25 |
| WHO pocket book of hospital care for children: guidelines for the management of common childhood illness49 | 2013 | International | WHO | 17 | 29 |