Question

A 45-year-old man presents with a red, hot, swollen lower leg with poorly demarcated borders and no systemic features. You suspect cellulitis due to Staphylococcus aureus. According to the Therapeutic Guidelines summary table, what is the recommended first-line oral antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

Dicloxacillin or flucloxacillin

Answer

Phenoxymethylpenicillin

Answer

Ceftriaxone

Answer

Clindamycin

Answer

Ciprofloxacin

Practice question

A 45-year-old man presents with a red, hot, swollen lower leg with poorly demarcated borders and no systemic features. You suspect cellulitis due to Staphylococcus aureus. According to the Therapeutic Guidelines summary table, what is the recommended first-line oral antibiotic?