A Case of Possible Doxycycline-Resistant Scrub Typhus

쯔쯔가무시병은 추수 시기에 유행하는 대표적인 급성 열성질환으로 여전히 증가 추세에 있다. 의심되는 환자에게 Doxycycline 투여 후 급속한 해열이 질환의 독특한 특징이기도 한데 Doxycycline 투여 96시간 후에도 지속적인 고열과 근육통이 있었던 환자에게 Clarithromycin으로 변경 후 급속한 해열과 함께 증상이 호전된 증례를 보고한다. (Tuberc Respir Dis 2007; 62: 545-548)

keywords: Clarithromycin, Doxycycline, Scrub typhus., Clarithromycin, Doxycycline, Scrub typhus.

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Vol.62 No.6

A Case of Possible Doxycycline-Resistant Scrub Typhus

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Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases