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Volume 32, Number 6—June 2026

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Suspected Sexual Transmission of Dermatophilosis among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Lyon and Paris, France, 2025–2026

Matthieu DegrezeComments to Author , François Durupt, Marine Ibranosyan, Anne-Lise Maucotel, Audrey Lapendry, Laurie Gouillon, Matthieu Godinot, and Maxime Bonjour
Author affiliation: Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (M. Degreze, F. Durupt, M. Ibranosyan, A.-L. Maucotel, A. Lapendry, L. Gouillon, M. Godinot, M. Bonjour); Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne, France (M. Bonjour)

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Results of sample testing in cluster of suspected sexual transmission of dermatophilosis among men who have sex with men, Lyon and Paris, France, 2025–2026. A, B) Dermatophilus congolensis colonies obtained on blood agar after 40 hours of incubation, seen with the naked eye (A) and by stereomicroscope (B). C) Microscopic examination of D. congolensis isolated from patient 1 skin sample. Gram staining; scale bar indicates 25 μm.

Figure 2. Results of sample testing in cluster of suspected sexual transmission of dermatophilosis among men who have sex with men, Lyon and Paris, France, 2025–2026. A, B) Dermatophilus congolensis colonies obtained on blood agar after 40 hours of incubation, seen with the naked eye (A) and by stereomicroscope (B). C) Microscopic examination of D. congolensis isolated from patient 1 skin sample. Gram staining; scale bar indicates 25 μm.

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