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. 2017 Oct 10;8:1961. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01961

Table 5.

Porcine models of hematogenous osteomyelitis.

References (year) Model design Inoculum Outcome
Number of animals Age (weeks) Weight (kg) Sex Breed Infection time Implant/modification Bacteria Dose CFU/ml Volume Route Bacterial verification T/I Infection stage Success rate*
Wood et al., 1971 18 10–12 NR M/F Crossbred 58–63 days None S. pyogenes Strain Richards (type 3) and strain 25 (type 25) Richards: 6.39 × 108 Strain 25: 1.55 × 108 3 ml I.V. T: Microbiology + Histology I: NRV Chronic Both strains: 83%
Jensen et al., 2010b 16 8 20-25 F Yorkshire-Landrace crossbred 6–48 h None S. aureus Strain S54F9 1 × 108 1 ml/kg (1–2x) I.V. T: Histology I: NRV Acute 75%
Johansen et al., 2010 12 8–9 15 F Yorkshire-Landrace crossbred 5–15 days None S. aureus Strain S54F9 5.50, 500, 5 × 103 or 5 × 104 0.5 ml I.A. T: Microbiology + Histology I: NRV Acute 5 × 103 CFU: 50% 5 × 104 CFU: 100%
Johansen et al., 2012a 11 12 30 F Yorkshire-Landrace crossbred 11–15 days None S. aureus Strain S54F9, NCTC-8325-4 and UAMS-1 104 1 ml I.A. T: Microbiology + Histology (PNA FISH) I: NRV Chronic All strains: 44% S54F9: 100%
Johansen et al., 2012b 5 12 30 F NR 11–15 days None S. aureus Strain S54F9 104 1 ml I.A. T: Microbiology + Histology I: NRV NR 100%
Johansen et al., 2013 4 12 30 M/F Yorkshire-Landrace crossbred 6–8 days None S. aureus Strain S54F9 5 × 105 and 5 × 106 1 ml I.A. T: Microbiology + Histology I: NRV Chronic 100%
*

The percentage of animals with infection. T, verification method in tissue; I, verification method on implant; CFU, colony forming units; NR, not registered; F, female; M, male; I.V., intravenous; I.A., intraarterial; NRV, not relevant.