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A nurse is educating a group of travelers who are going to a region where malaria is endemic.
Which of the following antimalarial drugs should the nurse recommend for prophylaxis? (Select all that apply.).
Choice A is wrong because chloroquine is not effective in areas where chloroquine resistance is present, which is most of the malaria-endemic regions.
Choice B is wrong because primaquine is not used for prophylaxis, but for radical cure of vivax and ovale malaria. It also requires a test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency before use, as it can cause hemolysis in people with this condition.
Choice C is correct because mefloquine is a suppressive prophylactic that can be used in areas with chloroquine resistance.
These are the antimalarial drugs that are recommended for prophylaxis by the CDC and other sources.
They are effective against the malaria parasites that are resistant to chloroquine and primaquine, which are the other two options.
These are the antimalarial drugs that are recommended for prophylaxis by the CDC and other sources.
They are effective against the malaria parasites that are resistant to chloroquine and primaquine, which are the other two options.
These are the antimalarial drugs that are recommended for prophylaxis by the CDC and other sources.
They are effective against the malaria parasites that are resistant to chloroquine and primaquine, which are the other two options.
Choice A is wrong because chloroquine is not effective in areas where chloroquine resistance is present, which is most of the malaria-endemic regions.
Choice B is wrong because primaquine is not used for prophylaxis, but for radical cure of vivax and ovale malaria. It also requires a test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency before use, as it can cause hemolysis in people with this condition.
Choice C is correct because mefloquine is a suppressive prophylactic that can be used in areas with chloroquine resistance.