"Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," India

We report the first laboratory-confirmed human infection due to a new rickettsial genotype in India, "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," in a 1-year-old boy with fever and maculopapular rash. The diagnosis was made by serologic testing, polymerase chain reaction detection, and immunohistochemi...

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Main Authors: Jean-Marc Rolain, Elizabeth Mathai, Hubert Lepidi, Hosaagrahara R. Somashekar, Leni G. Mathew, John A.J. Prakash, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/3/05-0853_article