Lagrou K, Van Eldere J, Keuleers S, Hagen F, Merckx R, Verhaegen J, Peetermans W E, Boekhout T
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University Hospital Leuven, Herestraat, Leuven 3000, Belgium.
J Intern Med. 2005 Apr;257(4):385-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2005.01466.x.
We report a case of cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent female patient with exposure to a pet magpie (Pica pica). Genetically indistinguishable isolates were cultured from the cerebrospinal fluid of the patient and excreta of the bird. Our data strongly suggest zoonotic transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii from a magpie to this patient.
我们报告一例免疫功能正常的女性隐球菌性脑膜炎病例，该患者接触过一只宠物喜鹊（喜鹊属）。从患者脑脊液和鸟类排泄物中培养出基因无法区分的分离株。我们的数据有力地表明新型隐球菌格鲁比变种从喜鹊传播给了该患者，存在人畜共患病传播情况。
