Sulfadoxine combined with Pyrimethamine is primarily used in the treatment of which infection?
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Correct answer: Falciparum malaria
This combination acts like TMP-SMX by inhibiting two consecutive steps of folate synthesis in the parasite. It is used mainly against chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria, although resistance to the combination is now widespread.
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