A 2-year-old girl has a febrile urinary tract infection confirmed by culture. This is her second febrile UTI. What investigation should be considered ...

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A 2-year-old girl has a febrile urinary tract infection confirmed by culture. This is her second febrile UTI. What investigation should be considered to look for underlying structural abnormalities?

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Ultrasound scan of the urinary tract

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No further investigation is needed

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Plain abdominal X-ray

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CT scan of the kidneys

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Cystoscopy

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Recurrent paediatric UTI

A 2-year-old girl has a febrile urinary tract infection confirmed by culture. This is her second febrile UTI. What investigation should be considered to look for underlying structural abnormalities?