A case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis imported into the United Kingdom and treated with ciprofloxacin: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Spotted fever group rickettsioses are an interesting group of infections, which are increasing in incidence worldwide. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we describe an imported case to the United Kingdom occurring in a patient who had recently visited Kruger National Park in South Africa – a hig...

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Autores principales: Rashid, Rifat, Pasqualotto, Alessandro C, Denning, David W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2358909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18387179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-98
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Spotted fever group rickettsioses are an interesting group of infections, which are increasing in incidence worldwide. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we describe an imported case to the United Kingdom occurring in a patient who had recently visited Kruger National Park in South Africa – a highly endemic area for Rickettsia infections. Initial treatment with doxycycline failed but the patient made a prompt recovery after commencement of ciprofloxacin. CONCLUSION: This finding raises the possibility that there are resistant strains of Rickettsia present.

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