Recurrent furunculosis by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 clone in Tokyo: A report of two cases

J Dermatol. 2021 Oct;48(10):E522-E523. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16076. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

Authors

Chikako Iwabuchi¹, Haruko Hino^{1

2}, Kyoka Shimada¹, Hiroshi Kaneko³, Hidemasa Nakaminami³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Nissan Tamagawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Dermatology, Akasaka Toranomon Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 34296468
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16076

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacterial Toxins
Exotoxins
Female
Furunculosis* / diagnosis
Furunculosis* / drug therapy
Humans
Leukocidins / genetics
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
Staphylococcal Infections* / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections* / drug therapy
Tokyo

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Toxins
Exotoxins
Leukocidins
Panton-Valentine leukocidin