A Tough Start to Life

A two-week-old female is brought to the hospital when her parents notice a fever and lethargy. A urinalyis is performed:

Color: yellow	Ketones: negative
Appearance: cloudy	Bilirubin: negative
Specific Gravity: 1.025	Blood: negative
pH: 8.5	Urobilinogen: normal
Protein: negative	Nitrite: positive
Glucose: negative	Leukocytes: large

Microscopic: Few Squamous Epithelial Cells; 50-60 WBC/ hpf

Which diagnosis is suggested by this microcropic finding?

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