A Patient Who Is Being Treated for Malaria Has Started

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient who is being treated for malaria has started therapy with quinine and tetracycline. He asks the nurse why he is on an antibiotic when malaria is caused by a parasite. Which response by the nurse is correct?

• A) "The tetracycline prevents reinfection by the malarial parasite."
• B) "The antibiotic is combined with quinine to reduce the side effects of the quinine."
• C) "An antibacterial drug prevents the occurrence of superinfection during antimalarial therapy."
• D) "The two drugs are more effective against malaria when given together."

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