A 25-day-old term infant presents with fever of 38.5 °C noted at home. He is feeding slightly less but appears alert. Examination is otherwise unremar...

Question

A 25-day-old term infant presents with fever of 38.5 °C noted at home. He is feeding slightly less but appears alert. Examination is otherwise unremarkable. According to standard neonatal sepsis evaluation, what is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Full sepsis work-up including blood, urine and CSF cultures and start empiric IV antibiotics

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Discharge home with oral antibiotics

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Obtain urine culture only

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Observe without investigations

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Give antipyretics only and review in 24 hours

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Neonatal sepsis

A 25-day-old term infant presents with fever of 38.5 °C noted at home. He is feeding slightly less but appears alert. Examination is otherwise unremarkable. According to standard neonatal sepsis evaluation, what is the most appropriate management?