"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 immunohistochemical testing of the organism from a skin biopsy specimen.
Rolain
Jean-Marc
JM
Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
Mathai
Elizabeth
E
Lepidi
Hubert
H
Somashekar
Hosaagrahara R
HR
Mathew
Leni G
LG
Prakash
John A J
JA
Raoult
Didier
D
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents