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Infection from Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in Japanese children

Shintaro HIROTAKI^1,2), Yuho HORIKOSHI¹⁾

This study collected Staphyloocccus aureus strains isolated from children at Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center between March 2010 and April 2013. Ninety one strains were analyzed and 9 produced Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL). Of the 9 strains, 8 were methicillin-resistant and isolated exclusively from skin and soft tissue infections. Percutaneous drainage was necessary in 4 patients. Approximately 10 percent of S. aureus strains in Japan produce PVL, which is associated frequently with skin and soft tissue infections.

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1) Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center
2) Department of Pediatrics, Hanyu General Hospital

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Received	February 13, 2015
Accepted	November 18, 2015

27 (4)：305─309,2016