Isolation, Characterization and Antifungal Susceptibility of Cryptococcus species Isolated from rodents

Rodents are recognized as intermediate hosts of zoonotic diseases that represent a serious threat to human health. Cryptococcus is an opportunistic fungal pathogen found worldwide and causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis especially in immunocompromised host. In this view, the present study was conducted to investigate the role of rodents in the epidemiology of cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans.

啮齿类动物被公认为人畜共患病（zoonotic diseases）的中间宿主，此类疾病对人类健康构成严重威胁。隐球菌（Cryptococcus）是一种全球广泛分布的机会致病性真菌病原体，可引发致死性脑膜脑炎，此类病症在免疫功能低下宿主中尤为常见且凶险。有鉴于此，本研究旨在探究啮齿类动物在新生隐球菌（Cryptococcus neoformans）引发的隐球菌病的流行病学传播过程中所发挥的作用。