Vet Med - Czech, 2024, 69(6):191-197 | DOI: 10.17221/25/2024-VETMED

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

B Lipovy ORCID...1,2, L Vacek ORCID...3, D Polastik Kleknerova ORCID...3, E Jeklova4, L Liskova ORCID...5, J Holoubek ORCID...1, D Matyskova1, F Ruzicka ORCID...3
1 Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Institution Shared with University Hospital Brno, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Advanced Biomaterials Group, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Microbiology, St. Anne’s University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
4 Clinical Immunology and Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
5 Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

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 107 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.

Keywords: ESKAPE pathogen; model development; pig; wound

Received: March 21, 2024; Revised: April 16, 2024; Accepted: May 6, 2024; Published: June 27, 2024  Show citation

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Lipovy B, Vacek L, Polastik Kleknerova D, Jeklova E, Liskova L, Holoubek J, et al.. Porcine model of a complicated skin and soft tissue infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Vet Med - Czech. 2024;69(6):191-197. doi: 10.17221/25/2024-VETMED.
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