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SEPSIS
The child’s history helps determine the likely source of sepsis. Always fully undress the child and
examine carefully for signs of local infection before deciding that there is no other cause.
ISK
In young children, urinary tract infection often presents as nonspecific signs. Consider a diagnosis of
urinary tract infection in all infants and children with:
• fever of ≥ 38 °C for at least 24 h without obvious cause
• vomiting or poor feeding
• irritability, lethargy, failure to thrive, abdominal pain, jaundice (neonates)
• specific symptoms such as increased frequency, pain on passing urine, abdominal (loin) pain
or increased frequency of passing urine, especially in older children
Half of all infants with a urinary tract infection have fever and no other symptom or sign; so the only
way to make the diagnosis is to check the urine.
RHEUMATIC FEVER
Diagnosis of rheumatic fever is important because penicillin prophylaxis can prevent further
episodes and avoid worsening damage to the heart valves. Acute rheumatic fever is diagnosed
clinically by WHO criteria based on the revised Jones criteria (Table 20). The diagnosis is based on
two major or one major and two minor manifestations plus evidence of a previous group A
streptococcal infection.
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