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What Is The Best Treatment For Someone Who Has Malaria In South Africa?

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Posted on Tue, 8 Feb 2022
Question: What is the best treatment for someone who has Malaria in South Africa?
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Answered by Dr. salah saad shoman (37 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
According to the species determined

Detailed Answer:
Dear Ma’am,

I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns but the exact species of malaria causing the infection needs to be determined.. However, the usual treatment for the species present in South XXXXXXX include artemether-lumefantrine which is recommended for first-line therapy for uncomplicated cases. Alternatively oral quinine plus either doxycycline or clindamycin can be used if artemether-lumefantrine is unavailable or contraindicated. In cases of resistant species then the use of both chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is recommended..

I hope you find this helpful. if you don’t have any other clarifications then please close the discussion..
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What Is The Best Treatment For Someone Who Has Malaria In South Africa?

Brief Answer: According to the species determined Detailed Answer: Dear Ma’am, I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns but the exact species of malaria causing the infection needs to be determined.. However, the usual treatment for the species present in South XXXXXXX include artemether-lumefantrine which is recommended for first-line therapy for uncomplicated cases. Alternatively oral quinine plus either doxycycline or clindamycin can be used if artemether-lumefantrine is unavailable or contraindicated. In cases of resistant species then the use of both chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is recommended.. I hope you find this helpful. if you don’t have any other clarifications then please close the discussion..