Table 2.

Treatment recommendations for brucellosis, leptospirosis, Q fever and rickettsioses.

	Treatment	Duration
Brucellosis	Tetracyclines plus parenteral aminoglycoside or tetracyclines plus rifampin.	6 weeks. If spondylitis and osteomyelitis, 8–12 weeks.
Leptospirosis	Mild disease: doxycycline or amoxicillin. Severe disease: penicillin G or ceftriaxone.	7 days.
Q fever	Acute Q fever: doxycycline. Chronic Q fever: doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.	Acute Q fever: 14 days. Chronic Q fever: 18–24 months.
Rickettsiosis	Doxycycline.	7 days.