In vivo efficacy of sitafloxacin in a new murine model of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia by sterile intratracheal tube
Received 5 January 2009; accepted 15 March 2009. published online 27 April 2009.
Abstract
A novel murine model of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) pneumonia was established. A plastic tube was inserted into the trachea 7 days before bacterial inoculation. Numbers of NTHi recovered from the lungs and trachea were determined for 7 days. Histologically, bronchioles and adjacent alveoli in the intubation group were filled with numerous inflammatory cells. The efficacy of sitafloxacin was compared with ciprofloxacin using the new murine pneumonia model. The data suggest that sitafloxacin displays equivalent efficacy to ciprofloxacin against H. influenzae pneumonia. This new murine NTHi pneumonia model appears useful not only for in vivo evaluation of antibiotics but also for analysis of the pathogenesis of H. influenzae pneumonia.
aSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagasaki, Japan
bDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagasaki, Japan
cDivision of Molecular & Clinical Microbiology, Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagasaki, Japan
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