A Patient Who Has Started Therapy with Quinine and Tetracycline

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient who has started therapy with quinine and tetracycline for treatment of malaria asks the nurse why an antibiotic has been prescribed when malaria is caused by a parasite.What is the nurse's best explanation to the patient?

• A)The tetracycline prevents reinfection with the malaria parasite.
• B)The antibiotic is combined with quinine to reduce the adverse effects of the quinine.
• C)An antibacterial drug prevents the occurrence of superinfection during antimalarial therapy.
• D)The combination of both drugs takes advantage of their synergistic protozoacidal effects.

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