Table 1
Clinical characteristics, therapy regimens, and outcomes for the patients with K. ohmeri fungemia in Korea
Sex /age | Underlying conditions | No. of blood culture (day) positive for K. ohmeri | Immunosuppressive status | Vascular catheter or IP | Antifungal therapy | Outcome | Reference |
M/59 | V-P shunt | 4(0, 6, 8, 13) | No | VP shunt | Amp-B | RC | 14 |
infection |
M/11 | Burkitt’s | 4(0, 12, 13. 14) | Yes(chemotherapy) | CVC | FC | Exitus | 14 |
lymphoma |
M/41 | Alcoholic KA, | 3(0, 5, 7) | No | CVC | None | RC | 14 |
Tuberculosis |
M/47 | DM, CRF | 10(0-5, 8,9,11,12) | No | CVC | Amp-B | Exitus | 14 |
F/4 | TOF, fungemia | 1 | Yes(immunotherapy) | CVC | Amp-B | Exitus | 14 |
F/0 | Prematurity | 1 | Yes(prematurity) | UAVC | None | RC | 14 |
with VLBW |
F/73 | Colon cancer | 1 | Yes(chemotherapy) | No* | FC → | RC | 15 |
Amp-B |
M/70 | GI cancer | 1 | Yes(chemotherapy) | No† | FC | RC | Present |
study |
Abbreviations: V-P, ventriculoperitoneal; KA, ketoacidosis; DM, diabetes mellitus; CRF, chronic renal failure; TOF, tetralogy of Fallot; VLBW, very low birth weight; GI, gastrointestinal; IP, invasive procedure; CVC, central venous catheter; UAVC, umbilical artery and vein catheter; Amp-B, amphotericin-B, FC, fluconazole; RC, recovered.
After receiving stent insertion with colonoscopy* or a biliary stent insertion with ERCP†.