Table 3.

Treatment received by patients with Orientia tsutsugamushi or Rickettsia typhi or Rickettsia spp monoinfections

		Orientia tsutsugamushi (n=31)	Rickettsia typhi or Rickettsia spp (n=28)
Appropriate treatment*		17	11
	Doxycycline	14	9
	Chloramphenicol	2	2
	Rifampicin†‡	1	..
Inappropriate treatment		14	17
	Ceftriaxone	6	7
	Ceftriaxone or combination§	5	3
	Other‡¶	1	3
Unknown or not treated		2	4

^*Intravenous azithromycin, doxycycline, and tetracycline are not available in Laos.

^†Received as part of four fixed-dose combination antituberculosis treatment (4FDC).

^‡Whether rifampicin is effective for murine typhus is unknown.

^§Combination drug: penicillin (n=2), gentamicin (n=2), gentamicin and ciprofloxacin (n=1), ceftazidime plus ofloxacin plus levofloxacin (n=1).

^¶Penicillin alone (n=2), sulfonamides or antifungal treatment (n=1), amphotericin B/4FDC (n=1).