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ArticleBMC microbiology2016

Pneumococcal colonization and invasive disease studied in a porcine model.

Astrid de Greeff, Saskia van Selm, Herma Buys, José F Harders-Westerveen, Rahajeng N Tunjungputri, Quirijn de Mast, Andre J van der Ven, Norbert Stockhofe-Zurwieden, Marien I de Jonge, Hilde E Smith

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Astrid de GreeffCentral Veterinary Institute, part of Wageningen UR, Lelystad, The Netherlands. astrid.degreeff@wur.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2498-3668
Saskia van SelmLaboratory of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Herma BuysCentral Veterinary Institute, part of Wageningen UR, Lelystad, The Netherlands.
José F Harders-WesterveenCentral Veterinary Institute, part of Wageningen UR, Lelystad, The Netherlands.
Rahajeng N TunjungputriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Quirijn de MastDepartment of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Andre J van der VenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Norbert Stockhofe-ZurwiedenCentral Veterinary Institute, part of Wageningen UR, Lelystad, The Netherlands.
Marien I de JongeLaboratory of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Hilde E SmithCentral Veterinary Institute, part of Wageningen UR, Lelystad, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLWageningen University & Research · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStreptococcus pneumoniae, a Gram-positive bacterium carried in the human nasopharynx, is an important human pathogen causing mild diseases such as otitis media and sinusitis as well as severe diseases including pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis. There is a strong resemblance between the anatomy, immunology and physiology of the pig and human species. Furthermore, there are striking similarities between S. suis pathogenesis in piglets and S. pneumoniae pathogenesis in humans. Therefore, we investigated the use of piglets as a model for pneumococcal colonization and invasive disease.

resultsIntravenous inoculation of piglets with an invasive pneumococcal isolate led to bacteraemia during 5 days, showing clear bacterial replication in the first two days. Bacteraemia was frequently associated with fever and septic arthritis. Moreover, intranasal inoculation of piglets with a nasopharyngeal isolate led to colonization for at least six consecutive days.

conclusionsThis demonstrates that central aspects of human pneumococcal infections can be modelled in piglets enabling the use of this model for studies on colonization and transmission but also on development of vaccines and host-directed therapies. Moreover this is the first example of an animal model inducing high levels of pneumococcal septic arthritis.

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Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsArthritis, InfectiousBacteremiaFeverHumansNasopharynxPneumococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pneumoniaeSwineSwine DiseasesAnimal modelColonizationPigsStreptococcus pneumoniae

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PMID27276874
PMCPMC4898302
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