J 2024

Porcine model of a complicated skin and soft tissue infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

LIPOVÝ, Břetislav, Lukáš VACEK, Dominika POLAŠTÍK KLEKNEROVÁ, Edita JEKLOVA, Lenka LIŠKOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Porcine model of a complicated skin and soft tissue infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Authors

LIPOVÝ, Břetislav (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lukáš VACEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Dominika POLAŠTÍK KLEKNEROVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Edita JEKLOVA (203 Czech Republic), Lenka LIŠKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jakub HOLOUBEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Dominika MATYSKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Filip RŮŽIČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Veterinarni Medicina, Prague, CZECH ACAD AGRIC SCI, 2024, 0375-8427

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10606 Microbiology

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.700 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

001259631600002

Keywords in English

ESKAPE pathogen; model development; pig; wound

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 16/8/2024 07:09, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

Pseudomonas aeruginosa poses a significant threat to both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals, often resulting in life -threatening infections. With increasing antimicrobial resistance, novel therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. Although animal models are crucial for preclinical studies, limited data are available for porcine models, more specifically for P. aeruginosa complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTIs). This study presents a novel porcine model inducing and sustaining cSSTI for 14 days. Six pigs (120 wounds) were used for the development of infections, and within this group, two pigs (40 wounds) were used to evaluate the progression of the cSSTI infection. The model demonstrated bacterial loads of more than 10 7 CFU/ gram of tissue or higher. The cSSTI fully developed within three days and remained well above these levels until day 14 post -infection. Due to the immunocompetence of this model, all the immunological processes associated with the response to the presence of infection and the wound healing process are preserved.