A well-appearing, full-term 22-day-old infant presents with fever 101.9°F (38.8°C) and no source. According to the AAP guideline, which initial evalua...

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A well-appearing, full-term 22-day-old infant presents with fever 101.9°F (38.8°C) and no source. According to the AAP guideline, which initial evaluation is recommended?

Accepted Answer

No testing; outpatient follow-up in 24 hours

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Urinalysis/urine culture only; discharge without blood tests

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Full sepsis workup including mandatory LP and admission for all 22-28d infants

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UA/urine culture, blood culture, and inflammatory markers to guide need for LP and antibiotics

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Chest radiograph and throat culture only

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Fever in Young Infants

A well-appearing, full-term 22-day-old infant presents with fever 101.9°F (38.8°C) and no source. According to the AAP guideline, which initial evaluation is recommended?