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1. The drug of choice for cerebral malaria is :

  • A. Oral doxycycline
  • B. Oral doxycycline
  • C. Oral doxycycline
  • D. Oral doxycycline

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The drug of choice for cerebral malaria is parenteral artemisinin derivatives or quinine because of widespread resistance to chloroquine. Artesunate has been reported to reduce mortality by 34.7% compared to quinine in a randomized controlled trial in Asian adults.

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