infections
Scrub Typhus
Treatment of Scrub Typhus
An antibiotic Treatment of scrub typhus usually consists ofdoxycycline(a type of antibiotic called atetracycline), taken by mouth, People take this antibiotic until they improve and have had no fever for 48 hours, but they must take it for at least 7 days. With treatment, people recover quickly. Although some tetracyclines taken for longer than 10 days can cause tooth staining in children younger than 8 years old, short courses (5 to 10 days) ofdoxycyclinein children of all ages is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other experts and can be used without causing tooth staining or weakening of tooth enamel (see alsoCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Research on doxycycline and tooth staining). 