A 64-year-old man presents with an erythematous, warm, tender area on his left lower leg, with indistinct margins and no systemic features. He has no ...

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A 64-year-old man presents with an erythematous, warm, tender area on his left lower leg, with indistinct margins and no systemic features. He has no MRSA risk factors. According to Australian antibiotic guidance, which empirical oral regimen is most appropriate for mild non-purulent cellulitis?

Accepted Answer

Flucloxacillin

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Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

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Ciprofloxacin

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Clindamycin plus gentamicin

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Doxycycline

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Cellulitis

A 64-year-old man presents with an erythematous, warm, tender area on his left lower leg, with indistinct margins and no systemic features. He has no MRSA risk factors. According to Australian antibiotic guidance, which empirical oral regimen is most appropriate for mild non-purulent cellulitis?