title: "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," India.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rolain
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mathai
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lepidi
authors.forename: Hosaagrahara R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Somashekar
authors.forename: Leni G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: John A J
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents