"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.

SUBMITTER: Rolain JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3291442 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature