Severe cervical abscess due to PVL-positive ST6562 MRSA-IVa, a presumptive variant of ST8-IVa USA300 clone in northern Japan

New Microbes New Infect. 2024 Feb 16:58:101230. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101230. eCollection 2024 Apr.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
² Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
³ Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Keywords: Cervical abscess; MRSA; PVL; ST6562; USA300.