Animal Models for Francisella tularensis and Burkholderia Species

Autor: Christopher R. Houchens, A. Pierce Smith, M. V. Stundick, M. T. Albrecht, T. M. Dreier, Josh Larsen
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Veterinary Pathology. 50:877-892
ISSN: 1544-2217
0300-9858
DOI: 10.1177/0300985813486812
Popis: The development and regulatory approval of medical countermeasures (MCMs) for the treatment and prevention of bacterial threat agent infections will require the evaluation of products in animal models. To obtain regulatory approval, these models must accurately recapitulate aspects of human disease, including, but not necessarily limited to, route of exposure, time to disease onset, pathology, immune response, and mortality. This article focuses on the state of animal model development for 3 agents for which models are largely immature: Francisella tularensis, Burkholderia mallei, and Burkholderia pseudomallei. An overview of available models and a description of scientific and regulatory gaps are provided.
Databáze: OpenAIRE