African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance. (13th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Strand, Andrew; Paddock, Christopher D; Rinehart, Alex R; Condit, Marah E; Marus, Jessica R; Gillani, Shezeen; Chung, Ida H; Fowler, Vance G
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 65:Number 9(2017)
• Page Start: 1582
• Page End: 1584
• Publication Date: 2017-05-13
• Subjects: Rickettsia africae -- African tick bite fever -- rifampin; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix363
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: 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.