Spread and pathogenecity of PVL-positive MRSA strains emerging in the community

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The majority of MRSA strains isolated from outpatients of dermatology carried types IV or V SCCmec elements, which are characteristic in community-acquired MRSA strains. PVL positive isolates were roughly classified into two, the international clones that might be imported from other countries, e. g., US, India, or Taiwan, and the domestic clones.Two novel PVL phages belonging to group 3 siphoviridae were identified in two international clones, ST59 and ST772. Titers of anti-PVL as well as anti-staphylococcus aureus antibodies in the sera of children were lower than those of adults, suggesting that it might be a reason that life-threatening infection was occurred among children.