#Rickettsia Bacterium Orientia, associated with #scrubtyphus disease, found in NC chiggers https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-bacterium-disease-nc-chiggers.html via @medical_xpress #zoonosis
#rickettsia #scrubtyphus #zoonosis
Not a disease I really know anything about, but it is the first time I've ever seen #IV use of either #doxycycline or #azithromycin! #scrubtyphus #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #antibiotics #intravenous
Intravenous Doxycycline, Azithromycin, or Both for Severe Scrub Typhus
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2208449
#iv #doxycycline #azithromycin #scrubtyphus #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #antibiotics #intravenous