Paucis Verbis: Pediatric fever without a source (3 mo-3 yr))

In part 3 of this "Pediatric Fever Without a Source" Paucis Verbis cards, we now cover febrile infants 3 months to 3 years old ( PV cards for birth-28 days  and  29 days-3 months old ).

Notes

• The algorithm below is a guideline for NON-toxic patients. More ill-appearing children require a more broad workup.
• For the under-immunized (<2 PCV immunizations) and temperature ≥39.5C, blood cultures may be falling out of favor in the near future, because the incidence of blood culture contaminants is close to exceeding the true incidence of occult bacteremia.