Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2023)

Sexually Transmitted Trichophyton mentagrophytes Genotype VII Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men

  • Arnaud Jabet,
  • Sarah Dellière,
  • Sophie Seang,
  • Aziza Chermak,
  • Luminita Schneider,
  • Thibault Chiarabini,
  • Alexandre Teboul,
  • Geoffroy Hickman,
  • Alizée Bozonnat,
  • Cécile Brin,
  • Marion Favier,
  • Yanis Tamzali,
  • François Chasset,
  • Stéphane Barete,
  • Samia Hamane,
  • Mazzouz Benderdouche,
  • Alicia Moreno-Sabater,
  • Eric Dannaoui,
  • Christophe Hennequin,
  • Arnaud Fekkar,
  • Renaud Piarroux,
  • Anne-Cécile Normand,
  • Gentiane Monsel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2907.230025
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 7
pp. 1411 – 1414

Abstract

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Transmission of dermatophytes, especially Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, during sexual intercourse has been recently reported. We report 13 such cases in France. All patients were male; 12 were men who have sex with men. Our findings suggest sexual transmission of this pathogen within a specific population, men who have sex with men.

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