Abstract
Validated animal models are required as bridging tools to assess the utility of novel therapies and potential microbiologic outcomes. Herein, we utilized uropathogenic extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing and non-ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in the neutropenic murine complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI) model with humanized exposures of cefepime, ertapenem, and levofloxacin to assess its translational value to human outcomes. Our data support the translational utility of this murine model to cUTI in humans as humanized exposures produced microbiologic outcomes consistent with the phenotypic profiles of the organisms.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e01329-17 |
Journal | Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cefepime
- ESBL
- Ertapenem
- Escherichia coli
- Levofloxacin
- Urinary tract infection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases