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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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. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 65(9), 1582–1584. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix363
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