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A 70-year-old woman presents with painful erythematous swelling of her lower leg. She is febrile at 38.5°C and systemically unwell but haemodynamically stable. There is no purulent discharge or abscess. The likely diagnosis is non-purulent cellulitis. According to Therapeutic Guidelines, which empirical intravenous antibiotic is most appropriate?

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