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Recrudescences attending 3 day artesunate therapy
of chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria can be
prevented by combining it with a single dose of:
A. Quinine
B. Primaquine
C. Tetracycline
D. Mefloquine
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D. Mefloquine
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