Severity and intractableness of skin infections caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin‐positive methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus

• Main Authors: Tamihiro Kawakami (Author), Kae Yokoyama (Author), Takaharu Ikeda (Author), Hiroshi Kaneko (Author), Yuji Watanabe (Author), Hidemasa Nakaminami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Cases of skin infections caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)‐positive methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), particularly USA300 clone, have been increasing in Japan. We report that clinical findings of 5 patients with PVL‐positive MRSA and compared to those of four pat...