Fever and Hyperthermia (Assessment & Diagnosis) — 2mo Boy | Pediatric Infectious | MCCQE1 Q#12132
MCCQE1 Question #12132
Dimension of Care
Acute Care
Activity
Assessment & Diagnosis
Objective
Fever and Hyperthermia
Section
Pediatrics
Subject
Pediatric Infectious
Last updated: February 2026
A 2-month-old boy is brought to the emergency department because of 12 hours of poor feeding and increasing sleepiness. He was previously well and born at term without complications. On examination, he is hypotonic and difficult to arouse, and the anterior fontanelle is full and bulging. There is no focal rash, and capillary refill is 2 seconds. You suspect bacterial meningitis. What is the most appropriate definitive diagnostic investigation?
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