title: Is infection by Dermatophilus congolensis underdiagnosed?
abstract: Dermatophilus congolensis, which affects animal species, is an uncommon human infection. Few cases, mainly in tropical areas, have been reported. We describe the first human infection in Spain in a traveler returning from Central America. Diagnosis of human infection may be underestimated in people in contact with animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hospital Carlos III, Calle Sinesio Delgado 10, Madrid 28029, Spain. aranchazu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Aranzazu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amor
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enríquez
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Corcuera
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toro
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herrero
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baquero
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D002489:Central America; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013030:Spain; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial