First report of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus ST88 harbouring ΦSa2usa isolated from refractory breast abscesses in Japan

A. Togashi; M.S. Aung; Y. Yoto; Y. Akane; T. Tsugawa; M. Kawaguchiya; H. Tsutsumi; N. Kobayashi

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2016.06.006

New Microbes and New Infections (Sep 2016)

First report of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus ST88 harbouring ΦSa2usa isolated from refractory breast abscesses in Japan

A. Togashi,
M.S. Aung,
Y. Yoto,
Y. Akane,
T. Tsugawa,
M. Kawaguchiya,
H. Tsutsumi,
N. Kobayashi

Affiliations

A. Togashi: Department of Paediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
M.S. Aung: Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Y. Yoto: Department of Paediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Y. Akane: Department of Paediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
T. Tsugawa: Department of Paediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
M. Kawaguchiya: Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
H. Tsutsumi: Department of Paediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
N. Kobayashi: Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2016.06.006
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. C
pp. 62 – 64

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A methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus with Panton–Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes was isolated from refractory breast abscesses of 12-year-old girl in Japan, and classified into ST88, spa-t1245 and coa-IIIa. This strain harboured PVL phage ΦSa2usa, which is usually found in ST8 community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus clone USA300.

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/new-microbes-and-new-infections

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