A patient who has started therapy with quinine and tetracycline for treatment of malaria asks the nurse why an antibiotic has been prescribed when malaria is caused by a parasite.What is the nurse's best explanation to the patient?
A) The tetracycline prevents reinfection with the malaria parasite.
B) The antibiotic is combined with quinine to reduce the adverse effects of the quinine.
C) An antibacterial drug prevents the occurrence of superinfection during antimalarial therapy.
D) The combination of both drugs takes advantage of their synergistic protozoacidal effects.
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