Impact of Candida auris Infection in a Neutropenic Murine Model

S. R. Torres, Amber Pichowicz, F. Torres-Vélez, R. Song, Navjot Singh, E. Lasek-Nesselquist, M. De Jesus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2019

Candida auris has become a global public health threat due to its multidrug resistance and persistence. Currently, there are limited murine models to study C. auris infection. Those models use a combination of cyclophosphamide and cortisone acetate, suppressing both innate and adaptive immunity. Here, we compare C. auris infection in two neutrophil-depleted murine models in which innate immunity is targeted using the monoclonal antibodies 1A8 and RB6-8C5. ABSTRACT Candida auris has become a global public health threat due to its multidrug resistance and persistence. Currently, there are limited murine models to study C. auris infection. Those models use a combination of cyclophosphamide and cortisone acetate, suppressing both innate and adaptive immunity. Here, we compare C. auris infection in two neutrophil-depleted murine models in which innate immunity is targeted using the monoclonal antibodies 1A8 and RB6-8C5.

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Field of study: Medicine

10.1128/AAC.01625-19