Pristinamycin for Rickettsia africae Infection

African tick bite fever is caused by Rickettsia africae. The number of reported cases in international travelers has significantly increased recently. The gold standard treatment is doxycycline. Here, we present a case of R africae infection associated with quick complete resolution following the in...

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Published in:Journal of travel medicine 2009-03, Vol.16 (2), p.136-137
Main Authors: MECHAI, Frédéric, YUE HAN, GACHOT, Bertrand, CONSIGNY, Paul-Henri, VIARD, Jean Paul, LECUIT, Marc, LORTHOLARY, Olivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Africa
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Bacterial diseases
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Female
General aspects
Human bacterial diseases
Human health and pathology
Humans
Infectious diseases
Ixodidae
Life Sciences
Medical sciences
Microbiology and Parasitology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Pristinamycin
Pristinamycin - administration & dosage
Rickettsia
Rickettsia - isolation & purification
Rickettsia africae
Rickettsia Infections
Rickettsia Infections - diagnosis
Rickettsia Infections - drug therapy
Rickettsia Infections - microbiology
Rickettsial diseases
Travel
Treatment Outcome
Tropical bacterial diseases
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Summary:African tick bite fever is caused by Rickettsia africae. The number of reported cases in international travelers has significantly increased recently. The gold standard treatment is doxycycline. Here, we present a case of R africae infection associated with quick complete resolution following the initiation of pristinamycin therapy.
ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00290.x