Table 2

Clinical epidemiology of published paediatric cases with fungaemia caused by Candida haemulonii and Candida pseudohaemulonii

Patient number (reference)CountrySex/ageUnderlying conditionCandida speciesTreatmentOutcome
1 (Khan et al24)KuwaitM/6 weeksPrematuritas, hernia diaphragmaticaC. haemuloniiL-AmB, Caspo, FLUDied
2 (Khan et al24)KuwaitM/10 weeksPrematuritas, ELBWC. haemuloniiFLUSurvived
3 (Khan et al24)KuwaitF/7 weeksPrematuritas, ELBWC. haemuloniid-AmB, CaspoSurvived
4 (Khan et al24)KuwaitF/1 monthPrematuritas, LBWC. haemuloniiL-AmBDied
5 (Kim et al2)KoreaM/10 yearsNasopharyngeal cancer, upper gastrointestinal bleedingC. haemuloniiITRA, d-AmB, FLUSurvived
6 (Kim et al2)KoreaM/10 monthsNecrotising enterocolitisC. pseudohaemuloniiFLUSurvived
7 (Kim et al2)KoreaM/2 yearsAcquired combined immunodeficiencyC. pseudohaemuloniid-AmBDied
8 (Kim et al2)KoreaF/2 monthsNecrotising enterocolitisC. pseudohaemuloniiFLU, d-AmB, L-AmBSurvived
9 (Kim et al2)KoreaF/12 monthsCardiac defectC. pseudohaemuloniiL-AmB, FLUDied
10 (Kim et al2)KoreaF/2 yearsCardiac defectC. pseudohaemuloniiFLUSurvived
11 (Muro et al25)BrazilF/19 monthsDown syndrome, cardiac surgery, chylothoraxC. haemuloniid-AmB, L-AmB, FLUSurvived
12 (Muro et al25)BrazilF/9 yearsEwing’s sarcoma, febrile neutropaeniaC. haemuloniid-AmBSurvived
13 (Silva et al26)BrazilF/3 weeksPrematuritas, ELBWC. haemuloniiFLUSurvived
  • Caspo, caspofungin; d-AMB, amphotericin deoxycholate; ELBW, extreme low birth weight; FLU, fluconazole; L-AmB, liposomal amphotericin B; LBW, low birth weight; ITRA, itraconazole.