"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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| author | Jean-Marc Rolain Elizabeth Mathai Hubert Lepidi Hosaagrahara R. Somashekar Leni G. Mathew John A.J. Prakash Didier Raoult |
| author_facet | Jean-Marc Rolain Elizabeth Mathai Hubert Lepidi Hosaagrahara R. Somashekar Leni G. Mathew John A.J. Prakash Didier Raoult |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ede9a437f2984ce3bcfd75f20757fa892022-12-21T18:25:22ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592006-03-0112348348510.3201/eid1203.050853"Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," IndiaJean-Marc RolainElizabeth MathaiHubert LepidiHosaagrahara R. SomashekarLeni G. MathewJohn A.J. PrakashDidier RaoultWe 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/3/05-0853_articleRickettsiahuman rickettsiosisIndiaskin biopsychildrendispatch |
| spellingShingle | Jean-Marc Rolain Elizabeth Mathai Hubert Lepidi Hosaagrahara R. Somashekar Leni G. Mathew John A.J. Prakash Didier Raoult "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," India Emerging Infectious Diseases Rickettsia human rickettsiosis India skin biopsy children dispatch |
| title | "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," India |
| title_full | "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," India |
| title_fullStr | "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," India |
| title_full_unstemmed | "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," India |
| title_short | "Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi," India |
| title_sort | candidatus rickettsia kellyi india |
| topic | Rickettsia human rickettsiosis India skin biopsy children dispatch |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/3/05-0853_article |
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