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Two family members with skin infection due to Dermatophilus congolensis: a case report and literature review

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  1. Bacteriology and Hygiene Unit, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France

    Guillaume Ghislain Aubin, Aurélie Guillouzouic, Catherine Chamoux, Didier Lepelletier & Stéphane Corvec

  2. EA3826, Laboratory of clinical and experimental therapeutics of infections, Medicine School, Nantes, France

    Guillaume Ghislain Aubin, Didier Lepelletier & Stéphane Corvec

  3. Dermatology Unit, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France

    Sébastien Barbarot

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Aubin, G.G., Guillouzouic, A., Chamoux, C. et al. Two family members with skin infection due to Dermatophilus congolensis: a case report and literature review. Eur J Dermatol 26, 621–622 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2016.2850

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