African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance.

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.

• Authors: Andrew Strand, Christopher D Paddock, Alex R Rinehart, Marah E Condit, Jessica R Marus, Shezeen Gillani, Ida H Chung, Vance G Fowler Jr
• Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (Clin Infect Dis) Vol. 65 Issue 9 Pg. 1582-1584 (Oct 16 2017) ISSN: 1537-6591 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 28505276 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: [email protected].

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Doxycycline
• Rifampin

Topics

• Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Doxycycline (adverse effects)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Rickettsia
• Rifampin (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis (diagnosis, drug therapy)