Hay Rod J, Morris-Jones Rachel
Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2008 Apr;21(2):119-21. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3282f50052.
This article examines the reasons for clusters of cases or outbreaks of sporotrichosis such as the Brazilian outbreak described in this issue of Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. It highlights areas that require elucidation such as the infectivity of yeast phase fungi in relation to other outbreaks. It then describes phenotypic variations seen with Sporothrix schenckii that could contribute to pathogenesis and enhanced infectivity of fungi in the environment.
本文探讨了孢子丝菌病病例聚集或暴发的原因，如本期《传染病学当前观点》中所述的巴西疫情。它强调了需要阐明的领域，如酵母相真菌与其他疫情相关的传染性。然后描述了申克孢子丝菌出现的表型变异，这些变异可能有助于真菌在环境中的致病机制和增强传染性。
