A 30-year-old man from Myanmar develops a febrile illness with eschar and rash. Scrub typhus is diagnosed. What is the treatment of choice?...

Question

A 30-year-old man from Myanmar develops a febrile illness with eschar and rash. Scrub typhus is diagnosed. What is the treatment of choice?

Accepted Answer

Oral doxycycline 100 mg BD for 7 days (or until 48 hours after defervescence)

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Oral amoxicillin for 7 days

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Oral fluconazole for 14 days

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Intravenous vancomycin

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Oral metronidazole

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Scrub Typhus Treatment