Humanized In Vivo Model for Streptococcal Impetigo
Scaramuzzino D, McNiff J, Bessen D. Humanized In Vivo Model for Streptococcal Impetigo. Infection And Immunity 2000, 68: 2880-2887. PMID: 10768985, PMCID: PMC97500, DOI: 10.1128/iai.68.5.2880-2887.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStreptococcal impetigoVivo modelPattern AGross pathology scoresD strainsHuman neonatal foreskinEmm pattern ASevere infectionsEpidemiological findingsPathology scoresPurulent exudateSCID micePolymorphonuclear leukocytesPositive cocciNeonatal foreskinImpetigoC strainDays postinoculationMouse originVirulent strainGranular keratinocytesIntact epidermisStratum corneumCocciEpidermis