A 7-month-old infant presents with fever of 39.0 °C for 24 hours and no obvious source on examination. He is fully immunised, well-appearing and feedi...

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A 7-month-old infant presents with fever of 39.0 °C for 24 hours and no obvious source on examination. He is fully immunised, well-appearing and feeding normally. Urinalysis shows positive leucocyte esterase and nitrites. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Urinary tract infection

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Viral upper respiratory infection

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Acute otitis media

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Bacterial meningitis

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Roseola infantum

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Paediatric urinary tract infection

A 7-month-old infant presents with fever of 39.0 °C for 24 hours and no obvious source on examination. He is fully immunised, well-appearing and feeding normally. Urinalysis shows positive leucocyte esterase and nitrites. What is the most likely diagnosis?