Doxycycline 100 mg BID for 5-7 days
Indicated also in children at 2.2mg/kg BID
Chloramphenicol (CAM) 50-100 mg/kg/day div Q6hr (Max dose = 4g/day)
Preferred agent in pregnancy. May cause aplastic anemia and Grey baby syndrome, more common in near term or 3rd trimester
Consideration should be made for doxycycline over CAM in the 3rd trimester
Indicated also in children at 2.2mg/kg BID
Preferred agent in pregnancy. May cause aplastic anemia and Grey baby syndrome, more common in near term or 3rd trimester
Consideration should be made for doxycycline over CAM in the 3rd trimester
Rocky mountain spotted fever
Other Tick Borne Illnesses
Rat bite fever
Non-specific viral illness
Chikungunya
Psittacosis
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Anthrax 