title: Successful Treatment of Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis with Rifampin.
abstract: Currently recommended treatment regimens for human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) include doxycycline or tetracycline. Antibiotic susceptibility studies demonstrate that rifampin has in vitro bactericidal activity against Ehrlichia. Case reports have suggested clinical response with rifampin treatment of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA). We report the first case of HME successfully treated with rifampin.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Medical Education, Florida Hospital-Orlando.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abusaada
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Saira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ajmal
authors.affiliation: Graduate Medical Education, Florida Hospital-Orlando.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hughes
keywords: ehrlichia; human monocytic ehrlichiosis; rifampin; therapy