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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct 16;65(9):1582-1584.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix363.

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

Andrew Strand  1 , Christopher D Paddock  2 , Alex R Rinehart  3 , Marah E Condit  2 , Jessica R Marus  2 , Shezeen Gillani  2 , Ida H Chung  2 , Vance G Fowler Jr  1
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African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance

Andrew Strand et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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.

Keywords: African tick bite fever; Rickettsia africae; rifampin.

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