Establishment of a Urinary Tract Infection Model in Female Mice
Published: October 31, 2023
Abstract
Source: Zychlinsky Scharff, A. et al., Urinary Tract Infection in a Small Animal Model: Transurethral Catheterization of Male and Female Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (2017)
This video demonstrates the establishment of uropathogenic Escherichia coli infection in a female mouse bladder through transurethral catheter instillation. The injected bacteria successfully establish a urinary tract infection within the bladder, providing a valuable platform for studying healthcare-associated diseases related to the urinary tract.
Protocol
All procedures involving animal models have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board. 1. Preparation of Catheters Prepare one pediatric intravenous-access cannula for each group of mice to be infected. Using the inbuilt spring mechanism, divest each cannula of its needle, as instructed by the manufacturer. Discard the needles, preserving only the plastic intravenous cannula. Sterilize catheters in…
Disclosures
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Materials
| BD Insyte Autoguard Shielded IV Catheters 24G, 0.7 mm external diameter, 14 mM long | BD Medical | 381811 or 381411* | * catalog number is country-dependent |
| Inoculating loop | Greiner Bio-One | 731171 | |
| LB Miller broth | Difco | 244620 | |
| LB Miller agar | Difco | 244520 | |
| Cuvettes | Bio-rad | 223-9955 | |
| Syringes | B Braun | 9166017V | |
| Insulin syringe | Terumo | BS05M2913 |
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Establishment of a Urinary Tract Infection Model in Female Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e21713, doi: (2023).