Pathogenesis of Intradermal Staphylococcal Infections

Abstract

or dviana@ uchceu.es.Despite the enormous efforts made to achieve effective tools that fight against Staphylococcus aureus, the results have not been successful. This failure may be due to the absence of truly representative experimental models. To overcome this deficiency, the present work describes and immunologically characterizes the infection for 28 days, in an experimental low-dose (300 colony-forming units) intradermal model of infection in rabbits, which reproduces the characteristic staphylococcal abscess. Surprisingly, when mutant strains in the genes involved in virulence (JDagr, JDcoaDvwb, JDhla, and JDpsma) were inoculated, no strong effect on the severity of lesions was observed, unlike other models that use high doses of bacteria. The inoculation of a human rabbitized (FdltB r ) strain demonstrated its capacity to generate a similar inflammatory response to a wild-type rabbit strain and, therefore, validated this model for conducting these experimental studies with human strains. To conclude, this model proved reproducible and may be an option of choice to check both wild-type and mutant strains of different origins.

In Vitro Screening of Antimicrobial and Anti-Coagulant Activities, ADME Profiling, and Molecular Docking Study of Citrus limon L. and Citrus paradisi L. Cold-Pressed Volatile Oils

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative nosocomial pathogen responsible for various types of healthcare-associated infections, such as urinary tract infections, sepsis, and bacteremia [25]. On the other hand, S. aureus (Gram-positive bacterium) is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for nosocomial infections and human disorders [26].…”