A 3-year-old girl presents with a temperature of 39.5 °C and no obvious source of infection on examination. She appears well. According to CPS guidanc...

Question

A 3-year-old girl presents with a temperature of 39.5 °C and no obvious source of infection on examination. She appears well. According to CPS guidance on urinary tract infections, what is the most appropriate next step?

Accepted Answer

Obtain a urine sample for urinalysis, and if abnormal, send catheter or suprapubic urine for culture

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Reassure and observe without investigations

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Order chest radiograph and blood cultures

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Empirically start oral antibiotics for presumed UTI without testing

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Perform lumbar puncture immediately

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Urinary tract infection in child

A 3-year-old girl presents with a temperature of 39.5 °C and no obvious source of infection on examination. She appears well. According to CPS guidance on urinary tract infections, what is the most appropriate next step?