12-02-2009, 07:01 AM
A peripheral blood smear shows P.vivax and treatment with chloroquine is started and followed with a course of primaquine.Which of the following is best explanation for the inclusion of primaquine in this patient's medication regimen?
a: cerebral involvement
b: hemolysis
c: high parasite load on blood smear
d: minimal toxicity
e: prevetion of recurrence of malaria
a: cerebral involvement
b: hemolysis
c: high parasite load on blood smear
d: minimal toxicity
e: prevetion of recurrence of malaria