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

Abstract
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.
AuthorsA Togashi, M S Aung, Y Yoto, Y Akane, T Tsugawa, M Kawaguchiya, H Tsutsumi, N Kobayashi
JournalNew microbes and new infections (New Microbes New Infect) Vol. 13 Pg. 62-4 (Sep 2016) ISSN: 2052-2975 [Print] England
PMID27453786 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

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