Table 2.
Reported cases of fungemia due to K. ohmeri in children.
| Country, year of report | Number of cases, Ref. | Age/gender | Risk factors | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, USA 2004 | 1 case Ref. [5] | 14 yrs, M | ALL, chemotherapy, CVL | FCZ, removal of CVL | Survived |
| Turkey, 2005 | 2 cases Ref. [8] | 8 mos-M | Encephalitis, ALL, chemotherapy, neutropenia, CVL | FCZ | Died |
| AMB | Survived | ||||
| 10 yrs-M | |||||
| Qatar 2006 | 1 case, Ref. [13] | Neonate 13 days old | Pretérm 25 wks, 680 gr (quadruples), NEC | AMB+FCZ | Survived |
| South Corea 2007 | 3 cases, Ref. [7] | 11y-M | Burkitt's lymphoma, Neutropenia | FCZ 2 | 2 and 3 died |
| 12yrs- M | Tetralogy of Fallot, | AMB + FCZ 1 | |||
| 4 yrs- F | |||||
| South Corea 2007 | 1 case, Ref. [7] | Neonate | Prematurity, umbilical catheter | Removal of CVL, no antifungal treatment | Survived |
| USA 2007 | 1 case Ref. [4] | 5 mos-M | Short gut | FCZ+ AMB | Survived |
| Hepatic failure CVL | Removal of CVL | ||||
| India 2009 | 1 case Ref. [14] | Neonate-M | Prematurity, 1300 gr, antibiotics, Umbilical catheters | FCZ+ AMB | Died |
| Brazil 2009 | 1 case, Ref. [6] | 3 yrs-F | Ascariasis, peritonitis, Antibiotics CVL | AMB-Liposomal | Survived |
| Kuwait 2011 | 1 case, Ref. [15] | Neonate-F | Preterm, 1280 gr | AMB | Survived |
| India 2013 | 38 cases, Ref. [3] | Neonates Young infants Median age 87 days | Prolonged hospital stay CVL, surgery Orotraqueal intubation Prolonged antibiotic use | FCZ in 23/38 cases Caspofungin in 4/38 Removal of CVL's in all | 19/38 (50%) died |
| China, 2013 | 6 cases Ref. [16] | Young infants, premature | Prolonged antibiotic courses Mechanical ventilation CVL | Caspofungin 5/6 FCZ 1/6 (relapse) Removal of CVL | 100% survived |
| Colombia, 2015 | Present case | Young infant-M | Antibiotics, CVL, TPN prolonged hospital stay | AMB | Survived |