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Treatment: Other Tick-Borne Spotted Fevers

Doxycycline (100 mg PO bid for 1-5 days) or chloramphenicol (500 mg qid PO for 7-10 days) is effective for treatment. Pregnant pts may be treated with josamycin (3 g/d PO for 5 days).

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Section 7. Infectious Diseases