Link to Pubmed [PMID] – 19335816
J Travel Med 2009 Mar-Apr;16(2):136-7
African tick bite fever is caused by Rickettsia africae. The number of reported cases in international travelers has significantly increased recently. The gold standard treatment is doxycycline. Here, we present a case of R africae infection associated with quick complete resolution following the initiation of pristinamycin therapy.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19335816