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40 Paediatric Infectious Diseases Thesis Topics

Academic session 2026-2027  · 40 topics

This page lists 40 paediatric infectious diseases thesis topics for FNB candidates in India for the 2026-2027 academic session. Infectious disease is the largest single cause of childhood illness in India, and the research questions in this specialty sit at the intersection of clinical management and the laboratory — pathogen identification, antimicrobial appropriateness, and the outcome of treatment.

The paediatric infectious diseases thesis topics below cover childhood sepsis, central nervous system infection, tuberculosis, vaccine preventable disease, tropical fevers, healthcare associated infection, and antimicrobial stewardship in the paediatric setting. Forty rather than fifty, reflecting the scope of an emerging specialty.

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  1. A cross-sectional study of the clinical profile and bacteriological findings in children with sepsisGet protocol
  2. An observational study of the time to antibiotic administration and its association with outcome in paediatric sepsisGet protocol
  3. A study of organ dysfunction scoring and its trajectory in children with sepsisGet protocol
  4. An observational study of the microbiological profile of bloodstream infection in hospitalised childrenGet protocol
  5. A cross-sectional study of the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of organisms causing sepsis in childrenGet protocol
  6. An observational study of multidrug resistant organism infection and its determinants in paediatric inpatientsGet protocol
  7. A cross-sectional study of the clinical and cerebrospinal fluid profile of children with bacterial meningitisGet protocol
  8. An observational study of the outcome and complications of bacterial meningitis in childrenGet protocol
  9. A study of the aetiological profile of viral meningitis and encephalitis in childrenGet protocol
  10. An observational study of the clinical course and neurological complications of tuberculous meningitis in childrenGet protocol
  11. A cross-sectional study of the diagnostic approach in children with suspected central nervous system infectionGet protocol
  12. An observational study of the clinical and radiological profile of children with neurocysticercosisGet protocol
  13. A cross-sectional study of the clinical spectrum of tuberculosis in children by age groupGet protocol
  14. An observational study of the diagnostic yield of investigations in paediatric tuberculosisGet protocol
  15. A study of treatment outcome and adverse effects of antitubercular therapy in childrenGet protocol
  16. An observational study of contact tracing and its yield among household contacts of tuberculosisGet protocol
  17. A cross-sectional study of the clinical profile of children admitted with dengue feverGet protocol
  18. An observational study of the predictors of severe dengue among hospitalised childrenGet protocol
  19. A study of the haematological changes and their temporal pattern in childhood dengueGet protocol
  20. An observational study of the clinical spectrum and complications of enteric fever in childrenGet protocol
  21. A cross-sectional study of the antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella isolates in paediatric enteric feverGet protocol
  22. An observational study of the clinical profile of children with scrub typhusGet protocol
  23. A cross-sectional study of the aetiology of acute diarrhoeal disease in hospitalised childrenGet protocol
  24. An observational study of the antibiotic use in acute diarrhoeal disease in childrenGet protocol
  25. A cross-sectional study of the immunisation status and vaccine preventable disease in hospitalised childrenGet protocol
  26. An observational study of the incidence and profile of healthcare associated infection in a paediatric wardGet protocol
  27. A study of central line associated bloodstream infection in a paediatric settingGet protocol
  28. An observational study of hand hygiene compliance among staff in a paediatric wardGet protocol
  29. A cross-sectional study of antimicrobial prescribing patterns in a paediatric outpatient departmentGet protocol
  30. An observational study of the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections in childrenGet protocol
  31. A study of antimicrobial de-escalation following culture results in hospitalised childrenGet protocol
  32. An observational study of the duration of antibiotic therapy and its determinants in paediatric infectionsGet protocol
  33. A cross-sectional study of the clinical profile of children with immunodeficiency presenting with infectionsGet protocol
  34. An observational study of opportunistic infections in children receiving immunosuppressive therapyGet protocol
  35. A study of the infection profile and outcome in children undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantationGet protocol
  36. An observational study of the clinical profile of children with congenital cytomegalovirus infectionGet protocol
  37. A cross-sectional study of human immunodeficiency virus infection and its management in childrenGet protocol
  38. An observational study of treatment adherence and its determinants in children on antiretroviral therapyGet protocol
  39. A study of growth and neurodevelopmental outcome in children with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus infectionGet protocol
  40. An observational study of the referral pattern and diagnostic spectrum in a paediatric infectious diseases serviceGet protocol

Choosing a Paediatric Infectious Diseases thesis topic

How is consent managed for infectious disease research in children?

Parental consent for every participant, with assent from older children. Where the child is critically ill at presentation, immediate consent is often not possible, and the protocol must describe deferred consent once the parent is available and the child is stabilised. Studies using routinely collected microbiological data may qualify for a consent waiver, which should be requested explicitly rather than assumed.

What makes paediatric infectious disease research distinct from adult infectious disease?

The pathogen profile and the clinical presentation. Children present with different pathogens and different syndromic patterns — neonatal sepsis has distinct organisms, paediatric meningitis has a different causative spectrum than adult, and the tuberculosis manifestation differs between age groups. Studies that use adult reference ranges or adult classification systems without paediatric adaptation are likely to be questioned at examination.

Why forty topics rather than fifty?

Paediatric infectious diseases is a newly established FNB specialty in India, offered at a small number of centres. Forty distinct and feasible questions covering the breadth of the specialty's clinical agenda is more honest and useful than fifty in which several are minor variations on the same design.

Thesis and protocol questions

How is a thesis topic different from a thesis protocol?

The topic is the title — the question a study sets out to answer, together with the population and the design. The protocol is the full document built around it: background, review of literature, aims and objectives, inclusion and exclusion criteria, sample size calculation, methodology, statistical plan, ethics considerations, consent documents and references. A topic is agreed with a guide first; the protocol is written afterwards and submitted to the institutional ethics committee.

When does a postgraduate thesis have to be submitted?

For most Indian postgraduate programmes the protocol is submitted within the first six months of joining, and the completed thesis is submitted at least six months before the final examination. Exact deadlines are set by the university, so the departmental circular for the current session takes precedence over any general timeline.

How is sample size decided for a postgraduate thesis?

Sample size follows from the primary objective, not the other way round. A prevalence study is powered from an expected proportion and an acceptable margin of error; a comparative study is powered from the expected difference between groups, the standard deviation, alpha and desired power. The figure should then be checked against the institution's actual case load for the study period, because a statistically ideal sample that cannot be recruited in the time available is not a workable plan.

Does a thesis topic need ethics committee approval?

Yes. Every postgraduate thesis involving human participants, human data or human samples requires clearance from the institutional ethics committee before data collection begins. Approval is granted on the protocol rather than on the title, and the submission usually includes the protocol, the participant information sheet and the consent form in English and in the local language.

What makes a topic realistic for a three-year postgraduate programme?

A workable topic can be completed at a single centre, with equipment and investigations that are already available in routine practice, within roughly eighteen months of data collection. Topics that depend on external funding, specialised assays, multicentre coordination or long follow-up tend to stall. Choosing a condition the department already sees in volume matters more than choosing a novel one.

Can a thesis be published as a research paper afterwards?

Yes, and it is generally expected. A thesis is usually condensed into a paper of around three to four thousand words, restructured into the standard introduction, methods, results and discussion format, with the review of literature shortened considerably. Journals differ in their requirements, and the ethics approval number from the original thesis is normally cited in the methods section.

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