Significant increase in the prevalence of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , particularly the USA300 variant ΨUSA300, in the Japanese community

The emerging threat of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone ST22-PT, carrying both Panton–Valentine leucocidin and toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 genes

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Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ΨUSA300 among Japanese people with HIV, resulted from stepwise mutations in 2010s

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Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Human Variant of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in Japan and Korea

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Comparison of Genetic Features and Evolution of Global and Chinese Strains of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST22

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Changing molecular epidemiology and characteristics of MRSA isolated from bloodstream infections: nationwide surveillance in Japan in 2019

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Changes in the Genotypic Characteristics of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Collected in 244 Medical Facilities in Japan between 2010 and 2018: a Nationwide Surveillance

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Genetic and phenotypic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Japanese inpatients in the early 1980s

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Staphylococcus aureus ST59: Concurrent but Separate Evolution of North American and East Asian Lineages

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Emerging Treatment Strategies for Impetigo in Endemic and Nonendemic Settings: A Systematic Review

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Differences Between Methicillin-susceptible Versus Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Pediatrics

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Panton-Valentine leukocidin–positive Staphylococcus aureus in skin and soft tissue infections from primary care patients

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A novel community-acquired MRSA clone, USA300-LV/J, uniquely evolved in Japan

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(2020) Hidemasa Nakaminami et al.   JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Clonal diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from bloodstream infections in northern Japan: Identification of spermidine N-acetyltransferase gene (speG) in staphylococcal cassette chromosomes (SCCs) associated with type II and IV SCCmec

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Evolution and Global Transmission of a Multidrug-Resistant, Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Lineage from the Indian Subcontinent

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Dissemination of Panton-Valentine leukocidin–positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 clone in multiple hospitals in Tokyo, Japan

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Genetic shifts in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemic clones and toxin gene profiles in Japan: comparative analysis among pre-epidemic, epidemic and post-epidemic phases

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Identification and detection of USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones with a partial deletion in the ccrB2 gene on the type IV SCCmec element

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The first nationwide surveillance of antibacterial susceptibility patterns of pathogens isolated from skin and soft-tissue infections in dermatology departments in Japan

(2017) Shinichi Watanabe et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Prevalence of skin infections caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus  in Japan, particularly in Ishigaki, Okinawa

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Emergence of Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive ST8-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (USA300 clone) in Korea causing healthcare-associated and hospital-acquired bacteraemia

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Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Japanese secondary care facility

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Molecular Characterization of Community-Associated Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusIsolated from Skin and Pus Samples of Outpatients in Japan

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Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 2014 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

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The role of the Panton-Valentine leucocidin toxin in staphylococcal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Characterization of Enterococcus Strains Contained in Probiotic Products

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Rapid and Accurate Identification of Human-Associated Staphylococci by Use of Multiplex PCR

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The Environment as an Unrecognized Reservoir for Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300: A Case-Control Study

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Genetic Diversity of Staphylocoagulase Genes (coa): Insight into the Evolution of Variable Chromosomal Virulence Factors in Staphylococcus aureus

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Emergence of the community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 clone in Japan

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