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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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