Skin Infections Caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Child, Japan

Skin Infections Caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Child, Japan

We describe a pediatric case of recurrent skin infections caused by a Panton-Valentine leukocidin and exfoliative toxin E double-positive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 188 clone. Most of the patient’s family members were infected with the same strain, and intrafamilia...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kensuke Shoji, Kazue Yoshida, Marie Takenouchi, Junzo Hisatsune, Shoko Kutsuno, Chika Arai, Kanako Masuda, Motoyuki Sugai, Takashi Ishikawa, Toshinao Kawai, Kazuhiro Uda, Isao Miyairi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Staphylococcus
Panton-Valentine leucocidin
methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA
skin infections
pediatrics
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/6/24-1955_article
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items

Similar Items