Pristinamycin for Rickettsia africae Infection

Frédéric Méchaï (1, 2) , Yue Han (1, 2) , Bertrand Gachot (1, 3) , Paul-Henri Consigny (1, 3) , Jean Paul Viard (1, 2) , Marc Lecuit (1, 2, 4) , Olivier Lortholary (1, 2)

1 Centre d'infectiologie Necker-Pasteur [CHU Necker]
2 Service des Maladies infectieuses et tropicales [CHU Necker]
3 CMIP - Centre Médical de l'Institut Pasteur
4 Equipe avenir - Microorganismes et Barrières de l'Hôte

African tick bite fever is caused by Rickettsia africae. The number of reported cases in international travelers has signifi cantly increased recently. 1 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.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases; Microbiology and Parasitology; Bacteriology

Frédéric Méchaï, Yue Han, Bertrand Gachot, Paul-Henri Consigny, Jean Paul Viard, et al.. Pristinamycin for Rickettsia africae Infection. Journal of Travel Medicine, 2009, 16 (2), pp.136-137. ⟨10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00290.x⟩. ⟨pasteur-03203940⟩