Hiroshi Kaneko, Miki Kanai, Takumi Saito, Yuka Yanagi, Hana Kobayashi, Rikuto Kurihara, Masami Ikeda, Osamu Nemoto, Naoko Baba, Yasushi Matsuzaki, Daisuke Sawamura, Fumiko Shimoe, Yoichi Inaba, Yoko Kobayashi, Satoru Kawasaki, Toru Ueki, Sakae Funatsu, Shigeho Shirahama, Misao Oba, Takaya Hasegawa, Hirotoshi Furukawa, Toshiko Miyata, Masaaki Isonokami, Shigeru Fujita, Hidemasa Nakaminami
USA300, a major Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone associated with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), carries a type IV staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCC mec ) element. Recently, a USA300 variant, ΨUSA300, with a 12-bp deletion of ccrB2 in the SCC mec element, was identified in Japan by Takadama et al. (15). To understand the current status of PVL-positive MRSA in the community, a nationwide surveillance of MRSA isolated from outpatients at dermatology departments was conducted...
November 6, 2023: Microbiology Spectrum