Rabbit model of Staphylococcus aureus implant-associated spinal infection

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Post-surgical implant-associated spinal infection is a devastating complication commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm formation is thought to reduce penetration of antibiotics and immune cells, contributing to chronic and difficult-to-treat infections. A rabbit model of a posterior-approach spinal surgery was created, in which bilateral titanium pedicle screws were interconnected by a plate at the level of lumbar vertebra L6 and inoculated with a methicillin-resistant S.aureus (MRSA) bioluminescent strain. In vivo whole-animal bioluminescence imaging (BLI) and ex vivo bacterial cultures demonstrated a peak in bacterial burden by day 14, when wound dehiscence occurred. Structures suggestive of biofilm, visualized by scanning electron microscopy, were evident up to 56 days following infection. Infection-induced inflammation and bone remodeling were also monitored using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT). PET imaging signals were noted in the soft tissue and bone surrounding the implanted materials. CT imaging demonstrated marked bone remodeling and a decrease in dense bone at the infection sites. This rabbit model of implant-associated spinal infection provides a valuable preclinical in vivo approach to investigate the pathogenesis of implant-associated spinal infections and to evaluate novel therapeutics.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Disease models & mechanisms - 13(2020), 7 vom: 28. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gordon, Oren [VerfasserIn]
Miller, Robert J [VerfasserIn]
Thompson, John M [VerfasserIn]
Ordonez, Alvaro A [VerfasserIn]
Klunk, Mariah H [VerfasserIn]
Dikeman, Dustin A [VerfasserIn]
Joyce, Daniel P [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Bedoya, Camilo A [VerfasserIn]
Miller, Lloyd S [VerfasserIn]
Jain, Sanjay K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bioluminescence
Implant-associated infection
Journal Article
PET
Post-surgical infection
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Spinal infection

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.08.2021

Date Revised 23.08.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1242/dmm.045385

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311651364