马尔尼菲青霉病12例临床回顾性分析

目的 分析我院马尔尼菲青霉病的临床特征和预后.方法 回顾性分析我院2003年1月～2012年12月10 a间诊断的12例马尔尼菲青霉病,分析其临床表现、实验室和辅助检查、治疗和预后.结果 除了既往报道的临床表现如发热、皮疹、咳嗽、气促、浆膜腔积液、肝脾淋巴结肿大、消化道症状、溶骨性损害外,还包括咽痛、双下肢水肿、血管闭塞或狭窄.实验室检查发现尿常规异常6例,其中4例血肌酐升高.4例HIV阳性患者中3例给予伊曲康唑单用或联合两性霉素B治疗好转出院.8例HIV阴性患者给予伏立康唑单用或联合其他抗真菌药物治疗,5例有效,3例在起始抗真菌治疗后2～11d死亡,其中2例有气促和腹水.结论 马尔尼菲青霉病除了既往报道累单核巨噬细胞系统外,也可累及咽部黏膜、泌尿系统、外周循环系统.应用伏立康唑或伊曲康唑治疗有效,气促和腹水可能提示预后差,早期诊治可能改变患者的预后.     

艾滋病并发马尔尼菲青霉败血症1例

目的：报道1例马尔尼菲青霉败血症。方法患者男性,39岁,主因“发热伴淋巴结肿大1个月”就诊。进行骨髓瑞士染色、血液接种于有氧及厌氧培养瓶、沙氏培养基培养等检查,并对培养物进行形态学及 rDNA 序列鉴定。结果骨髓涂片见细胞内分隔孢子,3种培养方法均见真菌生长。沙氏培养基上菌落为丝状菌,表面为黄绿色粉末状,背面为红色;脑心浸汁培养基为酵母样菌落,37℃培养受限制。经 DNA 序列分析,与马尔尼菲青霉相似性在100℅,鉴定为马尔尼菲青霉。患者诊断为艾滋病并马尔尼菲青霉败血症,立即给予氟康唑治疗,转入传染病医院后因极度衰弱死亡。结论败血症可作为马尔尼菲青霉病首发症状,临床应予以重视;患者血液极具传染性,应注意隔离;对于有冶游史的不明原因发热患者,注意考虑本病可能,必要时行血液培养及 HIV 检测。     

北部湾人群Dectin-1的基因多态性与马尔尼菲青霉菌病易感性的相关性研究

目的:探讨北部湾人群C型凝集素-1(Dectin-1)基因多态性与马尔尼菲青霉菌病易感性的相关性。方法:选取北部湾地区的马尔尼菲青霉菌(PM)病患者71例为病例组,另选北部湾地区的71例体检正常者为对照组,直接测序检测rs16910526、rs16910527位点的基因型及等位基因频率,并分析其与马尔尼菲青霉菌病易感性的相关性。结果:(1)对照组和病例组之间rs16910526有三种基因型GG、GT、TT,两组之间基因型和等位基因频率比较差异不显著(P0.05)。(2)对照组和病例组之间rs16910527有三种基因型AA、AC、CC,且病例组AC的基因型频率显著高于对照组(P0.05)。(3)局限性、播散性PM患者rs16910526、rs16910527基因型和等位基因频率比较差异不显著(P0.05)。(4)rs16910526、rs16910527的4种单倍型:GT、AC、AT、TT,位于同一连锁不平衡区域内,且对照组和病例组A/C的分布频率比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:北部湾人群Dectin-1的rs16910527位点与马尔尼菲青霉菌病易感性相关,且A/C能提高马尔尼菲青霉菌病的易感性。     

Usefulness of a microimmunodiffusion test for the detection of Penicillium marneffei antigenemia,antibodies, and exoantigens

Eight sera from culturally-proven cases of penicilliosis marneffei and their corresponding isolates were examined for circulating antibody(ies) and antigen, and exoantigens, respectively, using a microimmunodiffusion (MID) test. Two of the 8 sera produced strong precipitins (1-2) when reacted against control Penicillium marneffei antigen (5-week-old shaken cultures at 25 C) in the presence of control rabbit anti-P. marneffei serum. Five of the 8 sera produced a strong precipitin line when reacted against control hyperimmune serum to P. marneffei. These five sera, and one additional serum, which tested negative for antibody to P. marneffei, demonstrated the presence of antigen by reacting only against the anti-P. marneffei serum. Serological evaluations of the sera revealed that the MID test is capable of detecting antibody and antigen in AIDS patients having penicilliosis marneffei infections. Exoantigen analysis of the 8 P. marneffei isolates, which were previously identified using this conventional and time-consuming macro- and micro-morphological characteristics, showed the presence of 1 to 4 specific exoantigens in MID. With the exoantigen analysis, the identity of all of the isolates was confirmed as P. marneffei. Our studies indicated that the serological tests are useful for detecting circulating antibody and/or antigen in patients' sera, and that the exoantigen test is reliable for confirming the identity of P. marneffei cultures. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

AIDS合并马尔尼菲青霉病36例分析

目的探讨艾滋病合并马尔尼菲青霉病的临床表现,治疗与转归。方法回顾分析本院2008年8月～2009年8月收治的艾滋病合并马尔尼菲青霉36例。结果 36例艾滋病合并马尔尼菲青霉病平均年龄35.8岁。马尔尼菲青霉感染临床表现呈现非特异性,其中发热86.11%,贫血94.44%,GGT升高69.44%,AST升高63.89%,淋巴结肿大88.89%,脾大63.89%,低蛋白血症83.33%,咳嗽36.11%,皮损30.56%(其中典型改变仅5例,占13.89%),CD4+50cells/mm388.89%,骨髓培养(27/27)及皮损活检培养(2/2)阳性率100%,血液培养阳性率69.44%(25/36)。36例经抗真菌治疗,其中29例给予HAART治疗,28例治愈,7例好转,1例死亡。结论马尔尼菲青霉是艾滋病常见的机会性感染,早发现,早治疗,长程敏感抗真菌药物联合治疗可提高治愈率,减少复发。     

非HIV感染的马尔尼菲青霉病2例报道并文献复习

目的 探讨非HIV感染的马尔尼菲青霉病的临床特征,提高对本病的早期诊断与治疗水平.方法 分析广州医科大学附属第一医院广州呼吸疾病研究所收治的2例非HIV感染的马尔尼菲青霉病患者的临床、影像、微生物和病理资料,并复习相关文献.结果 例1,男,37岁,反复咳嗽、发热1个月,双肩关节疼痛伴消瘦,广谱抗生素治疗无效,左锁骨上及左腹股沟淋巴结肿大,头颅MR发现颅内及咽后脓肿,经纤维支气管镜肺活检及脓液培养确诊马尔尼菲青霉病,继发性癫痫.予两性霉素B脂质体静滴治疗后好转出院,继续予伊曲康唑口服液治疗3个月症状消失,复查胸部CT及头颅MRI病灶吸收,患者自行停药后复发,再次予两性霉素B脂质体治疗仍有效.例2,男,32岁,咳嗽、咳痰5月余,皮下肿块伴发热3月余,胸部CT示纵膈脓肿伴胸骨骨髓炎形成,抽吸脓液培养有马尔尼菲青霉生长.予两性霉素B脂质体抗真菌治疗过程中,患者继发感染性休克,弥漫性血管内凝血.结论 马尔尼菲青霉病属于少见病,侵犯颅内的是国内首例报道,经纤维支气管镜肺活检和脓液培养可确诊.复发病例予两性霉素B脂质体治疗仍有效.早期诊断是提高治愈率的关键.     

Penicillium marneffei Infection: An Emerging Disease in Mainland China

Penicillium marneffei is an emerging pathogenic fungus that can cause a life-threatening systemic mycosis in immunocompromised hosts, especially in patients with AIDS. This infection is endemic in Southeast Asia. With the prevalence of AIDS in this area, the number of patients with systemic penicilliosis marneffei is found to be increasing rapidly in mainland China in recent years. We recently reviewed 668 cases of penicilliosis marneffei in mainland China from January 1984 to December 2009 in cnki, cqvip, CBMdisc and PubMed. We analyzed epidemiological and clinical features, laboratory findings, reaction to therapy and prognosis of the disease. We found that 99.4 % of the cases were reported in the southern part of China; among these cases, 42.8 % were from Guangxi (286 cases) and 40.6 % were from Guangdong province (271 cases). Five hundred and eighty-six cases (87.7 %) of penicilliosis marneffei were reported with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus, 25 cases (3.8 %) with other immunocompromised diseases, and 57 cases (8.5 %) without any documented underlying diseases. Fever, weight loss, anemia, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, respiratory signs and skin lesions were the common clinical manifestations of P. marneffei infections. The 569 cases received antifungal therapy with a mortality of 24.3 % (138 cases), 99 cases who had not received antifungal therapy had a mortality of 50.6 %. P. marneffei was an emerging pathogenic fungus and become a medical and public health importance in mainland China. The immunocompromised patients should pay more attention to P. marneffei infection in the endemic areas.     

Detection of Talaromyces marneffei from Fresh Tissue of an Inhalational Murine Pulmonary Model Using Nested PCR

Penicilliosis marneffei, often consecutive to the aspiration of Talaromyces marneffei (Penicillium marneffei), continues to be one of the significant causes of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients in endemic regions such as Southeast Asia. Improving the accuracy of diagnosing this disease would aid in reducing the mortality of associated infections. In this study, we developed a stable and reproducible murine pulmonary model that mimics human penicilliosis marneffei using a nebulizer to deliver Talaromyces marneffei (SUMS0152) conidia to the lungs of BALB/c nude mice housed in exposure chamber. Using this model, we further revealed that nested PCR was sensitive and specific for detecting Talaromyces marneffei in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and fresh tissues. This inhalation model may provide a more representative analysis tool for studying the development of penicilliosis marneffei, in addition to revealing that nested PCR has a predictive value in reflecting pulmonary infection.     

马尔尼菲青霉病8例临床分析

目的分析总结马尔尼菲青霉病的临床及实验室特征。方法以回顾性分析的方法 ,对我科2003～2009年期间诊治的8名明确诊断为马尔尼菲青霉感染患者的临床特征、皮损组织病理学特点及其皮损组织、骨髓或咽拭子等进行真菌培养的菌落及真菌形态等实验室检查结果进行分析。结果①马尔尼菲青霉感染多发生于HIV感染患者或AIDS患者。②皮损可与全身症状同时或先后出现,皮损表现为淡红色丘疱疹、坏死性丘疹、传染性软疣样丘疹、皮肤溃疡及血痂。③多伴有多系统损害。④37℃培养呈酵母相,25℃呈菌丝相,皮损组织病理可以看到典型的"桑葚样"改变。结论马尔尼菲青霉感染好发于HIV感染患者或其他免疫功能低下的患者,常表现为特征性皮疹,皮损组织、骨髓或分泌物于25℃、37℃真菌培养结合皮肤病理是明确诊断的关键。     

Isolation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Penicillium marneffei</Emphasis> From Soil and Wild Rodents in Guangdong,SE China

Infection by Penicillium marneffei is an important emerging public health problem, especially among travelers and inhabitants in SE China and SE Asia infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In recent years, the number of patients with penicilliosis marneffei (PM) has increased rapidly in Guangdong province, SE China. However, the natural habitat and transmission mode of the etiologic agent remains unclear. In this study, wild rats (Microtus, focus Rattus and Rhizomys pruinosus) and soil samples were collected from rat burrows, populated and rural areas from November 2007 to December 2008 for fungus cultures. All isolates, suspected of being P. marneffei, were identified by gross and microscopic morphology and ITS analysis. Sixteen of 23 (about 70%) bamboo rats were P. marneffei positive, whereas none was recovered from hamsters, loirs or soil. This suggests that as of today the bamboo rat is the exclusive natural reservoir for P. marneffei. Definite evidence that rodents are a part of the infectious cycle is still lacking.     

艾滋病合并咽喉马尔尼菲青霉菌病的研究

目的研究艾滋病(AIDS)患者合并咽喉马尔尼菲青霉菌病(Penicilliosis marneffei,PSM)的咽喉表现和诊疗方法。方法收集2002年5月~2007年3月,经真菌学、血清学和组织病理学证实的5例AIDS合并咽喉PSM患者。应用抗逆转录病毒药物治疗AIDS,用两性霉素B联合氟康唑静滴治疗PSM。结果咽痛、声嘶及粘膜溃疡是AIDS合并PSM的咽喉部症状体征。5例病变组织病理学检查发现细胞内PM菌体。真菌培养分离出双相性马尔尼菲青霉菌(Penicillium marneffei,PM)。经抗真菌治疗,2例体温下降,咽喉疼痛减轻,声嘶改善,扁桃体炎症消退,溃疡面缩小,全身症状减轻。最终4例机会性感染死亡,1例仍在随访中。结论AIDS合并咽喉PSM是根据病史、临床表现和实验检查三方面作出诊断;HIV/AIDS用抗逆转录酶病毒治疗,PM用两性霉素B联合氟康唑静滴治疗。     

非人类免疫缺陷病毒感染马尔尼菲青霉病9例临床特征分析及文献复习

为探讨和总结非人类免疫缺陷病毒(human immunodeficiency virus,HIV)感染者发生马尔尼菲青霉病的临床特点,回顾性研究复旦大学附属华山医院感染科2007年1月-2017年8月收治的9例及同期发表文献中的马尔尼菲青霉病病例,分析其临床表现、实验室检查、治疗及转归。9例马尔尼菲青霉病患者的HIV检测均为阴性,5例CD4^＋ T细胞计数正常。非HIV感染马尔尼菲青霉病的起病较缓,临床表现与经典马尔尼菲青霉病类似,真菌血症较少见,病理特点以肉芽肿改变及化脓性炎症为主,诊断方法仍以培养为主(8/9),1例通过病理及二代测序技术诊断。目前,非HIV感染马尔尼菲青霉病发病率有升高趋势,部分发生于免疫正常人群,需引起临床医师的重视。     

Engagement of Penicillium marneffei conidia with multiple pattern recognition receptors on human monocytes

P. marneffei is a thermal dimorphic fungus which causes penicilliosis, an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients in South and Southeast Asia. Little is known about the innate immune response to P. marneffei infection. Therefore, the initial response of macrophages to P. marneffei conidia was evaluated by us. Adhesion between monocytes from healthy humans and fungal conidia was examined and found to be specifically inhibited by MAbs against PRR, such as MR, (TLR)1, TLR2, TLR4, TLR6, CD14, CD11a, CD11b, and CD18. To study the consequences of these interactions, cytokines were also examined by ELISA. Binding of P. marneffei conidia to monocytes was significantly inhibited, in a dose-dependent manner, by MAbs against MR, TLR1, TLR2, TLR4, TLR6, CD14, CD11b and CD18. When monocytes were co-cultured with the conidia, there was an increase in the amount of surface CD40 and CD86 expression, together with TNF-α and IL-1β production, compared to unstimulated controls. In assays containing anti-TLR4 or anti-CD14 antibody, reduction in the amount of TNF-α released by monocytes stimulated with P. marneffei conidia was detected. In addition, it was found that production of TNF-α and IL-1β from adherent peripheral blood monocytes was partially impaired when heat-inactivated autologous serum, in place of untreated autologous serum, was added to the assay. These results demonstrate that various PRR on human monocytes participate in the initial recognition of P. marneffei conidia, and the engagement of PRR could partly initiate proinflammatory cytokine production.     

An STE12 homolog from the asexual, dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei complements the defect in sexual development of an Aspergillus nidulans steA mutant

Penicillium marneffei is an opportunistic fungal pathogen of humans and the only dimorphic species identified in its genus. At 25 degrees P. marneffei exhibits true filamentous growth, while at 37 degrees P. marneffei undergoes a dimorphic transition to produce uninucleate yeast cells that divide by fission. Members of the STE12 family of regulators are involved in controlling mating and yeast-hyphal transitions in a number of fungi. We have cloned a homolog of the S. cerevisiae STE12 gene from P. marneffei, stlA, which is highly conserved. The stlA gene, along with the A. nidulans steA and Cryptococcus neoformans STE12alpha genes, form a distinct subclass of STE12 homologs that have a C2H2 zinc-finger motif in addition to the homeobox domain that defines STE12 genes. To examine the function of stlA in P. marneffei, we isolated a number of mutants in the P. marneffei-type strain and, in combination with selectable markers, developed a highly efficient DNA-mediated transformation procedure and gene deletion strategy. Deletion of the stlA gene had no detectable effect on vegetative growth, asexual development, or dimorphic switching in P. marneffei. Despite the lack of a detectable function, the P. marneffei stlA gene complemented the sexual defect of an A. nidulans steA mutant. In addition, substitution rate estimates indicate that there is a significant bias against nonsynonymous substitutions. These data suggest that P. marneffei may have a previously unidentified cryptic sexual cycle.     

The intergenic spacer region of the ribosomal RNA gene of Penicillium marneffei shows almost no DNA sequence diversity

The fungus Penicillium marneffei causes fatal systemic infections and is endemic in many parts of South-East Asia, especially Thailand. The intergenic spacer (IGS) region, the most variable region of rRNA genes, was found to be highly conserved among 58 P. marneffei strains. IGS analysis might not be suitable for molecular epidemiological analysis of P. marneffei infections.     

Penicillium marneffei: an insurgent species among the penicillia

Most species of Penicillium are considered relatively benign with respect to causing human disease. However, one species, P. marneffei, has emerged as a significant pathogen particularly among individuals who live in Southeast Asia and are concurrently infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. While environmental and epidemiological studies have yet to resolve the reason for the heightened virulence of P. marneffi, one characteristic does distinguish this fungus from other Penicillium species. Whereas the latter grow as monomorphic moulds bearing typical asexual propagules (conidia), P. marneffei is thermally dimorphic. At room temperature, P. marneffei exhibits the morphology characteristic of the genus. In contrast to other Penicillia, though, P. marneffei grows as a yeast-like entity (arthroconidium) when found in diseased tissue or cultivated at 37 degrees C. Studies in our laboratory have focused on the differential gene expression between the mould and arthroconidial phases. Many of the genes whose expression differs during mould-to-arthrocondium transition are related to energy metabolism. A better understanding of gene expression during morphogenesis in P. marneffei may help detect unique target sites or cellular processes that can be exploited in the development of antifungal agents or immunomodulation therapies.     

电穿孔介导马尔尼菲青霉转化体系的建立和优化

目的 建立和优化马尔尼菲青霉电穿孔转化体系,为其基因功能研究提供良好平台.方法 直接使用马尔尼菲青霉缺陷株SPM4（pyrG-,niaD-）萌发孢子进行电穿孔转化,并通过改变孢子龄、孢子萌发时间、质粒浓度、电场强度等影响因素对体系进行优化.结果 适合SPM4电穿孔转化条件为：孢子龄为6d,孢子萌发时间为4h,电场强度为5 kV/cm.上述条件下分别使用1 μg环状或线性化质粒DNA转化SPM4,平均可得到21个和13个转化子.结论 马尔尼菲青霉电穿孔转化效率高,重复性好,针对SPM4萌发孢子,环状质粒较线性化质粒电穿孔转化效率高.     

AreA controls nitrogen source utilisation during both growth programs of the dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei

The opportunistic pathogen Penicillium marneffei displays a temperature-dependent dimorphic switching program with saprophytic hyphal growth at 25 °C and yeast growth at 37 °C. The areA gene of P. marneffei has been isolated and found to be required for the utilisation of nonpreferred nitrogen sources during both growth programs of P. marneffei, albeit to differing degrees. Based on this functional characterisation and high degree of sequence conservation with other fungal GATA factors, P. marneffei areA represents an orthologue of Aspergillus nidulans areA and Neurospora crassa NIT2. Based on this study it is proposed that AreA is likely to contribute to the pathogenicity of P. marneffei by facilitating growth in the host environment and regulating the expression of potential virulence factors such as extracellular proteases.     

A novel approach for screening immunogenic proteins in Penicillium marneffei using the DeltaAFMP1DeltaAFMP2 deletion mutant of Aspergillus fumigatus

Using serum from guinea-pigs immunized with a DeltaAFMP1DeltaAFMP2 deletion mutant of Aspergillus fumigatus to screen a cDNA library of A. fumigatus, we cloned a novel immunogenic 57-kDa protein in A. fumigatus. We also cloned its 55-kDa homologue in Penicillium marneffei, which was possibly related to amino acid biosynthesis and metabolism, with homologues present only in the subphylum Pezizomycotina of Ascomycota. The recombinant 55-kDa protein of P. marneffei reacted strongly with guinea-pig serum immunized with P. marneffei and with the sera of patients with P. marneffei infection. A similar approach could be applied to immunogenic protein screening in other microorganisms for serological diagnosis, epidemiological studies and the study of vaccines.     

Penicillium marneffei in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Penicillium marneffei is a rare human pathogen that may infect either healthy or immunocompromised hosts. In methenamine silver-stained preparations of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from a patient with dermatomyositis on steroid treatment, round-to-oval intracellular and extracellular microorganisms were found. The finding of occasional septate and elongated forms established the microorganism as probably P marneffei, which was confirmed on culture. Distinguishing this rare fungus from Pneumocystis carinii is important because these two diseases require different forms of treatment.