A 28-year-old non-immune British tourist develops uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in Thailand. She is treated with a locally available ACT. Which ...

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A 28-year-old non-immune British tourist develops uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in Thailand. She is treated with a locally available ACT. Which specific ACT is NOT recommended by WHO due to documented high failure rates in the Greater Mekong Subregion?

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Artesunate/sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine

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Artemether/lumefantrine

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Dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine

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Artesunate/mefloquine

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Artesunate/pyronaridine

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): ACT Failure in Mekong

A 28-year-old non-immune British tourist develops uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in Thailand. She is treated with a locally available ACT. Which specific ACT is NOT recommended by WHO due to documented high failure rates in the Greater Mekong Subregion?