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Is amoxicillin effective against rocky mountain spotted fever in a four-year-old?

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Dr. Katharine Cox answered

Specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Antibiotics and RNSF: Amoxicillin is not the drug of choice. Doxycycline is the drug of choice for children of any age.

Answered 9/9/2016

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