Volume 15, Number 6—June 2009

Letter

Bedbugs and Healthcare-associated Dermatitis, France

Pascal Delaunay , Véronique Blanc, Marc Dandine, Pascal Del Giudice, Michel Franc, Christelle Pomares-Estran, Pierre Marty, and Olivier Chosidow

Author affiliations: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France (P. Delaunay, C. Pomares-Estran, P. Marty); Centre Hospitalier d’Antibes–Juan les Pins, Antibes–Juan les Pins, France (V. Blanc); Maison de Retraite du Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Nouveau, Cannes, France (M. Dandine); École Nationale Vétérinaire, Toulouse, France (M. Franc); Centre Hospitalier Intercommunale de Fréjus/Saint-Raphaël, Fréjus, France (P. Del Giudice); Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie–Paris 6, Paris, France (O. Chosidow)

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Figure. A) Adult bedbug (Cimex lectularius); B) mattress infested with bedbugs (an adult, eggs, and dejecta); C) dermatitis caused by bedbug bites.

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