<prompt> Resistant plasmodium falciparum malaria in the pediatric age group should be treated with -ChloroquineTetracyclineClindamycinDoxycycline  <response>: Ans. is c i.e., Clindamycin Treatment of resistant falciparum malaria in children i Child 8 years of age Quinine Clindamycin or Atovaquone Proguanil it Child 8 years of age Quinine Doxycycline Tetracycline or Atovaquone Proguanil Note - Clindamycine can be used in place of doxycycline or tetracycline. Coming to the question o Chloroquine is not used for resistant falciparum malaria. o Doxycycline and tetracycline are used in children only above the age of 8 years. o Clindamycin can be used in both, above and below 8 years o As age of the child has not been mentioned in the question, the single best answer is clindamycin. 