Pristinamycin for Rickettsia africae infection.
African tick bite fever is caused by Rickettsia africae. The number of reported cases in international travelers has significantly increased recently. 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.
Méchaï
Frédéric
F
Centre d'Infectiologie Necker Pasteur, Paris, France.
Han
Yue
Y
Gachot
Bertrand
B
Consigny
Paul-Henri
PH
Viard
Jean Paul
JP
Lecuit
Marc
M
Lortholary
Olivier
O