Pediatric Education Online
You are a third year medical student working in the pediatric emergency room when you are asked to see a 10 day old infant with a fever.
You arrive to meet Carole and her new daughter Lucy. Carole explains that for the last couple of days, Lucy has been very sleepy and hasn’t been breast-feeding as much. This morning, Lucy woke with a fever of 39.3°C at which point, Carole got concerned and brought Lucy to the emergency room.
You have a look at Lucy’s most recent vitals which are as follows:
HR-120bpm
BP-70/45
RR-30
SpO2-98% on room air
Temperature-38.7°C
Which of the following are most likely in your differential diagnosis for a fever in a 10-day old neonate?