"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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Autores principales: Rolain, Jean-Marc, Mathai, Elizabeth, Lepidi, Hubert, Somashekar, Hosaagrahara R., Mathew, Leni G., Prakash, John A.J., Raoult, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16704788
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1203.050853
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Sumario: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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