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Additionally, we aimed to perform molecular characterization of TMVII strains collected in Paris, as well as in Switzerland.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We identified all isolates from skin and hair belonging to the\n                      <jats:italic>T.\u2009mentagrophytes<\/jats:italic>\n                      complex by sequencing the ITS region. For isolates corresponding to TMVII, clinical data were retrieved from medical records. For all available TMVII strains that we isolated since January 2021, we sequenced\n                      <jats:italic>tef1\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>tubb<\/jats:italic>\n                      and determined the\n                      <jats:italic>MAT<\/jats:italic>\n                      locus idiomorph.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We identified 32 cases of TMVII Infections. All cases occurred in men, 30 of whom reported having sex with men. Fifteen cases were sporadic cases including four among sex workers. The other 17 cases belonged to a single cluster involving a tantric masseur who infected 15 clients and his roommate. The median time from massage to lesion onset was 16 [2\u201352]\u2009days. Except for one patient, all other patients received systemic antifungal treatment with terbinafine. We observed five patients whose cultures remained positive even after 3\u20134\u2009weeks of treatment and five patients experienced a relapse of the infection after discontinuing antifungal treatment. All French isolates exhibited identical\n                      <jats:italic>tef1\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>tubb<\/jats:italic>\n                      sequences, as well as the same MAT idiomorph locus. They displayed variations in the\n                      <jats:italic>tef1\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      sequence compared to isolates from Switzerland and the Czech Republic.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We confirm the active circulation of TMVII among MSM in France, which is associated with challenges in diagnosis, treatment and prevention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jdv.20439","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,26]],"date-time":"2024-11-26T04:09:38Z","timestamp":1732594178000},"page":"407-415","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":42,"title":["<i>Trichophyton mentagrophytes<\/i>\n                    <scp>ITS<\/scp>\n                    genotype\n                    <scp>VII<\/scp>\n                    infections among men who have sex with men in France: An ongoing phenomenon"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"39","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4440-3162","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"A.","family":"Jabet","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Parasitology and Mycology, La Piti\u00e9\u2010Salp\u00eatri\u00e8re Hospital Assistance Publique\u2010H\u00f4pitaux de Paris (AP\u2010HP), Pierre\u2010Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP), INSERM, Sorbonne University  Paris France"},{"name":"Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Saint\u2010Antoine Hospital Assistance Publique\u2010H\u00f4pitaux de Paris (AP\u2010HP), Pierre\u2010Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP), INSERM, Sorbonne University  Paris France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9582-4648","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"V.","family":"B\u00e9rot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases, La Piti\u00e9\u2010Salp\u00eatri\u00e8re Hospital Assistance Publique\u2010H\u00f4pitaux de Paris (AP\u2010HP), Pierre\u2010Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP), INSERM, Sorbonne University  Paris France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"T.","family":"Chiarabini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases, Saint\u2010Antoine Hospital Assistance Publique\u2010H\u00f4pitaux de Paris (AP\u2010HP)  Paris France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3821-1762","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"S.","family":"Delli\u00e8re","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Saint\u2010Louis Hospital Assistance Publique\u2010H\u00f4pitaux de Paris (AP\u2010HP)  Paris France"},{"name":"Immunobiology of Aspergillus Institut Pasteur, Universit\u00e9 Paris Cit\u00e9  Paris France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1154-2281","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"P. 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