uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Empirical Rickettsial Treatment

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A 22-year-old British woman develops a febrile illness with a petechial rash 7 days after returning from a trekking holiday in southern India during the monsoon season. She reports tick and chigger bites. Blood tests show leucopaenia, thrombocytopaenia, and elevated transaminases. What is the most appropriate empirical antibiotic?

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