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A 70-year-old woman with known stable COPD presents with increased shortness of breath, increased sputum volume, and sputum purulence over the past 2 days. She is not pyrexial and her oxygen saturation is 93% on air. According to NICE guidelines, what is the most appropriate management regarding antibiotics?

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