Experimental retrograde pyelonephritis due to group D streptococcus in the rabbit: pathologic, bacteriologic and antibody-coated bacteria studies.
An experimental model of retrograde pyelonephritis in the rabbit using streptococcus D is described. The pathological findings were those of chronic pyelonephritis. The results of the antibody-coated bacteria test (ACB test) were usually negative at the end of follow-up time. Confirming previous results in streptococcus D urinary infection in the child, this experimental model shows that the ACB test is not reliable in urinary infections due to streptococcus D.
D000818:Animals; D000919:Antibody-Coated Bacteria Test, Urinary; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology