Intrinsic fluoroquinolone resistance in Orientia tsutsugamushi.

Scrub typhus is a public health concern for a population of over a billion humans, with an estimated incidence of one million cases/year in endemic areas. Although doxycycline remains the standard therapy, fluoroquinolones have been used successfully in a few patients. However, there is also clinica...

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Main Authors: Tantibhedhyangkul, W, Angelakis, E, Tongyoo, N, Newton, P, Moore, C, Phetsouvanh, R, Raoult, D, Rolain, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010