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World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2025; 14(4): 110106
Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.110106
Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.110106
Pediatric Candiduria: Insights from an observational study at a tertiary care hospital in northwestern India
Sidhya Choudhary, Ramesh Kumar Mishra, Smriti Parihar, Sulika V Kinimi, Department of Microbiology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur 302004, Rājasthān, India
Rajeev Yadav, Department of Community Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur 302004, Rājasthān, India
Rohan Grotra, Department of Pediatrics, SMS Medical College, Jaipur 302004, Rājasthān, India
Author contributions: Choudhary S, Parihar S, Kinimi SV, and Grotra R were responsible for data collection; Choudhary S and Yadav R conducted data analysis; Choudhary S and Yadav R drafted the manuscript; Mishra RK, Choudhary S, Parihar S reviewed the manuscript; Choudhary S and Parihar S performed the literature search; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, India (Approval No. 100/MC/EC/2020).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give individual informed consent as the study involved anonymized clinical data collected as part of routine diagnostic procedures. The opt-out method was employed via institutional notice boards, as approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement- checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: The dataset, technical appendix, and statistical code are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Sulika V Kinimi, MD, Department of Microbiology, SMS Medical College, JLN Marg, Jaipur 302004, Rājasthān, India. drsulikakinimi@yahoo.com
Received: May 29, 2025
Revised: July 7, 2025
Accepted: October 10, 2025
Published online: December 9, 2025
Processing time: 155 Days and 21.6 Hours
Revised: July 7, 2025
Accepted: October 10, 2025
Published online: December 9, 2025
Processing time: 155 Days and 21.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study provides region-specific data on the prevalence, species distribution, and antifungal susceptibility patterns of Candiduria in pediatric patients at a tertiary care hospital in Northwestern India. The predominance of non-albicans Candida species, particularly Candida tropicalis, and the association with risk factors such as prolonged antibiotic use and intensive care admission, underscore the need for early recognition and appropriate antifungal stewardship. These findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of pediatric Candiduria in resource-limited settings.