Pristinamycin for Rickettsia africae Infection

Frédéric Méchaï; Yue Han; Bertrand Gachot; Paul-Henri Consigny; Jean Paul Viard; Marc Lecuit; Olivier Lortholary

doi:10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00290.x

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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, *}

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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

Abstract : 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.

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Life Sciences [q-bio]

Life Sciences [q-bio] / Human health and pathology

Life Sciences [q-bio] / Human health and pathology / Infectious diseases

Life Sciences [q-bio] / Microbiology and Parasitology

Life Sciences [q-bio] / Microbiology and Parasitology / Bacteriology

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