A 62-year-old man was hospitalized with an eight-day history of fever, chills, sweats, and vomiting. His temperature on admission was 40°C (104°F). A routine peripheral blood smear revealed ring-shaped bodies in the RBCs. What treatment would you prescribe?

A) hyperbaric oxygen
B) mefloquine
C) no treatment
D) penicillin
E) streptomycin


B

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