Molecular detection and analysis of spotted fever group<i>Rickettsia</i>in patients with fever and rash at a tertiary care centre in Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Further evidence indicates that SFG rickettsiae resembling 'Candidatus Rickettsia kellyi' cause fever and rash in southern India. More detailed phylogenetic analysis following isolation of rickettsia in culture is required for providing irrefutable proof for the occurrence of novel spotted fever rickettsiae in this region.