Pediatric Candiduria: Insights from an observational study at a tertiary care hospital in northwestern India

Table 4 Patient characteristics with predisposing factors, medical history and clinical manifestations

Variables	Total	Percentage
Birth weight (up to 1 year old patients)
Birth weight in normal range (> 2500 g)	35	58.34
Low birth weight (1500-2500 g)	8	13.34
Very low birth weight (< 1500 g)	10	16.67
Extremely low birth weight (< 1000 g)	7	11.67
Medical history
Lung disease	22	27.85
Renal anomalies	11	13.92
Congenital heart disease	7	8.86
Chronic liver disease	7	8.86
Post transplant	7	8.86
Type 1 diabetes mellitus	4	5.06
Malignancy	3	3.80
No remarkable medical history	27	34.18
Predisposing factors1
Broad spectrum antibiotics	57	72.15
Prolonged hospital stay > 15 days	21	26.58
Steroids	18	22.78
Catheterisation	14	17.72
Clinical manifestations1
Fever	50	63.29
Cry	24	30.38
Abnormal breathing	22	27.85
Poor feeding	18	22.78
Vomiting	9	11.39
Diarrhoea	7	8.86
Foul smell urine	6	7.59
Failure to thrive	3	3.80
Mild jaundice	3	3.80
Hypothermia	2	2.53

¹More than 1 variable present in single patient.