title: A murine model for catheter-associated candiduria.
abstract: Candiduria is a common finding in hospitalized patients with indwelling urine-draining devices. Animal models for candiduria are not well-developed and, despite its prevalence and associated mortality, candiduria is understudied. The presence of Candida in urine does not imply disease because it is also a commensal. Biofilm formation on catheters and the host-pathogen interaction are likely to be important factors that contribute to the pathogenesis. The objective of this study was to establish a candiduria model in mice with indwelling catheters. Our data demonstrate that biofilm formation on indwelling catheters and persistent candiduria can be established in mice. The study supports the concept that biofilm formation contributes to persistence. It also outlines differences between catheter-related candiduria in mice and humans. Specifically, mice exhibit higher levels of leukocyturia. In addition, mean daily fungal burden in urine in the murine model is 10- to 100-fold lower than that in humans. These important findings must be taken into consideration when using this model to study host-pathogen interaction in the setting of candiduria.
authors: Department of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.|Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors: Xiabo
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.|Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors: Bettina C
authors: BC
authors: Fries
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