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What is the treatment of choice for benign teian malaria ?

A
Sulfamethaxazole - pyrimethamine
B
Quinine
C
Mefloquine
D
Chloroquine
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e., Chloroquine . Benign teian malaria is caused by plasmodium vivax "Despite recent evidence of chloroquine resistance in P. vivax, chloroquine remains the treatment of choice for the benign human malarias (P vivax, P ovate, P malariae)". - Harrison

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