A 4-week-old term infant is brought to the emergency department with a rectal temperature of 38.4 °C. He appears well and is feeding normally. Accordi...

Question

A 4-week-old term infant is brought to the emergency department with a rectal temperature of 38.4 °C. He appears well and is feeding normally. According to CPS guidance on well-appearing febrile infants ≤90 days, what is the recommended approach?

Accepted Answer

Full sepsis workup, including blood, urine and CSF cultures, and empiric IV antibiotics with admission

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Reassure and discharge without investigations

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Urine dipstick only and discharge if negative

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Chest x-ray only

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Oral antibiotics at home without investigations

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Fever in young infant

A 4-week-old term infant is brought to the emergency department with a rectal temperature of 38.4 °C. He appears well and is feeding normally. According to CPS guidance on well-appearing febrile infants ≤90 days, what is the recommended approach?