African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance.
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Strand, A; Paddock, CD; Rinehart, AR; Condit, ME; Marus, JR; Gillani, S; Chung, IH; Fowler, VG
Published in: Clin Infect Dis
October 16, 2017
African tick bite fever is the most commonly encountered travel-associated rickettsiosis, occurring in as many as 5% of travelers returning from rural subequatorial Africa. This case report illustrates that rifampin represents an effective alternative to doxycycline for treatment of African tick bite fever in some selective situations.
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Clin Infect Dis
DOI
EISSN
1537-6591
Publication Date
October 16, 2017
Volume
65
Issue
9
Start / End Page
1582 / 1584
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis
- Rifampin
- Rickettsia
- Middle Aged
- Microbiology
- Male
- Humans
- Doxycycline
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- 3202 Clinical sciences
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Strand, A., Paddock, C. D., Rinehart, A. R., Condit, M. E., Marus, J. R., Gillani, S., … Fowler, V. G. (2017). African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance. Clin Infect Dis, 65(9), 1582–1584. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix363
Strand, Andrew, Christopher D. Paddock, Alex R. Rinehart, Marah E. Condit, Jessica R. Marus, Shezeen Gillani, Ida H. Chung, and Vance G. Fowler. “African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance.” Clin Infect Dis 65, no. 9 (October 16, 2017): 1582–84. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix363.
Strand A, Paddock CD, Rinehart AR, Condit ME, Marus JR, Gillani S, et al. African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Oct 16;65(9):1582–4.
Strand, Andrew, et al. “African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance.” Clin Infect Dis, vol. 65, no. 9, Oct. 2017, pp. 1582–84. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/cid/cix363.
Strand A, Paddock CD, Rinehart AR, Condit ME, Marus JR, Gillani S, Chung IH, Fowler VG. African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Oct 16;65(9):1582–1584.
Published In
Clin Infect Dis
DOI
EISSN
1537-6591
Publication Date
October 16, 2017
Volume
65
Issue
9
Start / End Page
1582 / 1584
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis
- Rifampin
- Rickettsia
- Middle Aged
- Microbiology
- Male
- Humans
- Doxycycline
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- 3202 Clinical sciences