title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Togashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akane
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsugawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawaguchiya
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
keywords: Panton–Valentine leukocidin; ST88; Staphylococcus aureus; refractory abscess; ΦSa2usa