Question

A 6-month-old boy presents with fever 38.9 °C for 12 hours. He is well appearing, fully immunised, feeding reasonably and has no obvious source on examination. Which investigation is most important to perform in this age group according to paediatric fever guidelines?

Accepted Answer

Urine sample for microscopy and culture

Answer

Blood culture for all children with fever

Answer

Chest X-ray

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CT brain

Answer

Lumbar puncture

Practice question

A 6-month-old boy presents with fever 38.9 °C for 12 hours. He is well appearing, fully immunised, feeding reasonably and has no obvious source on examination. Which investigation is most important to perform in this age group according to paediatric fever guidelines?