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has recently been reported as a causative agent of folliculitis in men who have sex with men (MSM). We present four cases of folliculitis in MSM diagnosed in Brussels, Belgium. Patients were aged between 25 and 50 years, and all were infected by a single multilocus sequence type (ST117) strain. This strain carried the yersiniabactin siderophore genes. Following a preliminary treatment by sulfamethoxazole−trimethoprim for 7−14 days, all patients experienced a recurrence of symptoms, necessitating an extended therapeutic regimen.

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Klebsiella aerogenes ST117 causing folliculitis in men having sex with men, Belgium, February 2025
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Nicolas+Yin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Yin Nicolas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jonathan+Krygier&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Krygier Jonathan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=C%C3%A9lestin+Mairesse&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mairesse Célestin</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Agn%C3%A8s+Libois&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Libois Agnès</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sophie+Quoilin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Quoilin Sophie</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Delphine+Martiny&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Martiny Delphine</a></span>. Klebsiella aerogenes ST117 causing folliculitis in men having sex with men, Belgium, February 2025. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2025;30(20):pii=2500304. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.20.2500304" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.20.2500304</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 05 May 2025;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 22 May 2025 </span> </p>
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