Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; The South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Department of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; The South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Trends Microbiol. 2018 May;26(5):436-446. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.10.002. Epub 2017 Nov 2.
Cryptococcosis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide, particularly among AIDS patients. Yet, to date, there are no licensed vaccines clinically available to treat or prevent cryptococcosis. In this review, we provide a rationale to support continued investment in Cryptococcus vaccine research, potential challenges that must be overcome along the way, and a literature review of the current progress underway towards developing a vaccine to prevent cryptococcosis.
隐球菌病仍然是全球范围内发病率和死亡率的重要原因,特别是在艾滋病患者中。然而,迄今为止,临床上还没有许可的疫苗可用于治疗或预防隐球菌病。在这篇综述中,我们提供了一个支持继续投资隐球菌疫苗研究的理由,讨论了在开发预防隐球菌病疫苗的过程中必须克服的潜在挑战,并回顾了目前正在进行的相关研究进展。