Severe cervical abscess due to PVL-positive ST6562 MRSA-IVa, a presumptive variant of ST8-IVa USA300 clone in northern Japan
Katsumasa Kudo,
Takahiro Noda,
Yuta Sasaoka,
Atsuo Togashi,
Meiji Soe Aung,
Yoshiyuki Sakai,
Takeshi Tsugawa,
Nobumichi Kobayashi
Affiliations
Katsumasa Kudo
Department of Pediatrics, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Takahiro Noda
Department of Pediatrics, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Yuta Sasaoka
Department of Pediatrics, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Atsuo Togashi
Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Meiji Soe Aung
Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Yoshiyuki Sakai
Department of Pediatrics, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Takeshi Tsugawa
Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Nobumichi Kobayashi
Corresponding author. Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1 W-17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-8556, Japan.; Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
