The treatment of choice for severe P. falciparum infection is:
A) quinidine
B) quinine
C) primaquine
D) hydroxychloroquine
B) quinine
B) The treatment of choice for severe P. falciparum infection is quinine. A chemically related drug—quinidine gluconate—is an antidysrhythmic drug that is used off-label to treat severe malaria via IV administration.
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