Significant increase in the prevalence of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , particularly the USA300 variant ΨUSA300, in the Japanese community

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ABSTRACT 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...

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