TopicsAnti-Malarial Drugs
A 28-year-old man who recently returned from a 2-week trip to Nigeria presents with fever, chills, headache, and myalgias. He did not take malaria prophylaxis. Thin and thick blood smears show ring forms and banana-shaped gametocytes within red blood cells. The parasitemia level is 3%.
Which antimalarial agent is most appropriate for treating this patient with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria?