Urinary infections: practice question

A Pediatrics question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pediatrics · Urinary infections

Sample item

Why should a febrile infant without a clear source be evaluated for urinary tract infection?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. UTI may present only with fever in young children

Young infants and children may have urinary infection without dysuria or flank pain, so unexplained fever often warrants appropriately collected urine testing to avoid missed pyelonephritis.

Option by option

  • A. UTI always causes visible blood

    Visible hematuria is not required for UTI.

  • B. It prevents all viral infections

    Testing for UTI does not prevent viral infections.

  • C. Urine testing is never useful

    Urine testing is important when clinical suspicion exists.

  • D. UTI may present only with fever in young children (correct)

    Correct: young children can have UTI with fever alone.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is D, UTI may present only with fever in young children. Young infants and children may have urinary infection without dysuria or flank pain, so unexplained fever often warrants appropriately collected urine testing to avoid missed pyelonephritis.

Why is "UTI always causes visible blood" not the answer?

Visible hematuria is not required for UTI.

Why is "It prevents all viral infections" not the answer?

Testing for UTI does not prevent viral infections.

Why is "Urine testing is never useful" not the answer?

Urine testing is important when clinical suspicion exists.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Urinary infections in Pediatrics. The correct option holds because: Correct: young children can have UTI with fever alone.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Urinary infections?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.