Use doxycycline as first-line treatment for rickettsial diseases
Gordon E. Schutze, Joanna J. Regan, John Bradley
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Gordon E. Schutze, Joanna J. Regan, John Bradley
Abstract
Doxycycline is the most effective antimicrobial agent for the treatment of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and other tickborne rickettsial diseases, such as ehrlichiosis. Therefore, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases recommend
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Doxycycline is the most effective antimicrobial agent for the treatment of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and other tickborne rickettsial diseases, such as ehrlichiosis. Therefore, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases recommend
Key concepts: Doxycycline, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Ehrlichiosis, Tick-borne disease, Rickettsiosis, Spotted fever, Infectious disease (medical specialty), Medicine