Mr. Wu, 55, went to the hospital more than 10 days ago because of a high fever that did not go away, but the doctor did not get better after taking the medicine, and he was tested for microorganismsHe was infected with a fungus called Cyanobacterium malnefi, a fungus that is rare in Wenzhou. Why do you get infected with this fungus? When the doctor helped him find out the cause of the infection, Mr. Wu gasped in fright. 
Mr. Wu usually lives a regular life, has no Xi of smoking, and occasionally drinks a little wine. At the beginning of this month, he suddenly had a high fever, a fever is 39, after going to Wenzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, the blood inflammation index is relatively high, the lung CT shows that there are small nodules, the lung texture is a little disordered, the doctor first considered the lower respiratory tract infection, after using the medicine for 2 days, the body temperature has been maintained at a high level. "What is the reason for this? This unexplained persistent high fever attracted the attention of Jin Chenci, director of the hospital's respiratory and critical care medicine department. During the exchange, Mr. Wu mentioned that he usually went to Taishun to work on weekends, and a few days before the onset of the disease, a local villager in Taishun gave him a bamboo rat, which he slaughtered and cooked. "There may be a problem with bamboo rats. Jin Chenci immediately lavaged Mr. Wu's lungs and conducted microbial metagenetic testing on the lavaged fluid, and the results showed that it was C. marnefi infection. The fungus is usually only infected by immunocompromised patients, and in two years, Mr. Wu is the third case in the hospital. Epidemiological investigations have shown that C. malnefi infection mainly occurs in Southeast Asia and southern regions such as Guangdong, and most of the infected cases in other regions have lived or traveled to Southeast Asia and other places. At present, it has been found that humans and bamboo rats are the main hosts of Cyanobacterium marnifi, in addition to being susceptible to infection in Southeast AsiaMr. Wu came into contact with the carrier of Basket Marnefi - bamboo rats. 
After the investigation, the doctor formulated a targeted antifungal program for Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wu was discharged from the hospital a week later. The doctor said he would also need regular follow-up** and at least three months of medication. The reporter learned that Cyanobacterium marnefi is a fungus that can cause infection throughout the bodyInfection is mainly airborne (i.e., infection occurs by inhaling conidia from a host carrying the organism).It is a common opportunistic fungal infection in immunocompromised patients (such as AIDS, long-term use of hormones, organ transplantation, blood diseases, etc.) and other immunocompromised patients. Jin Chenci said that some people living in mountainous areas will catch bamboo rats for food, and may inhale conidia and become infected in the process of capturing and slaughtering bamboo rats. Judging from the above cases, there is a risk of infection even if a healthy person comes into contact with it, so don't take it lightly. The most advisable thing to do is not to prey on game such as bamboo rats to avoid fungal infestation. Jin Chenci reminded that patients who have been in contact with bamboo rats and have symptoms related to infection must seek medical attention in time, make a clear diagnosis as soon as possible, and start standardizing antifungal ** as soon as possible, so as to avoid aggravation of infection and life-threatening.