Tuberc Respir Dis.  2007 Jun;62(6):545-548.

A Case of Possible Doxycycline-Resistant Scrub Typhus

• Na DJ
• Han SH
• Moon KM
• Kim DJ
• Lee YD
• Cho YS
• Han MS
• Yoon HJ

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Clarithromycin; Doxycycline; Scrub typhus

MeSH Terms

Clarithromycin
Doxycycline
Scrub Typhus*
Clarithromycin
Doxycycline

Figure

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  Figure 1 Change in body temperatrure over the time. Sustained fever despite 96 hours doxycycline treatment promptly subsided with substituted clarithromycin.

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