The first case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 clone in Japan

J Dermatol. 2023 Apr;50(4):e131-e132. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16665. Epub 2022 Dec 7.

Authors

Sayuka Arakawa¹, Risa Uchikawa¹, Akihiro Miyagawa¹, Hiroshi Kaneko², Hidemasa Nakaminami², Shuhei Nishimoto¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.
² Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Japan.

PMID: 36478595
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16665

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacterial Toxins*
Community-Acquired Infections*
Exotoxins / genetics
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / diagnosis
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / drug therapy
Humans
Japan
Leukocidins / genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
Staphylococcal Infections* / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections* / drug therapy

Substances

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