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A 40-year-old carpenter presents with an erythematous, warm, tender area on his left lower leg measuring 8 × 10 cm, with poorly defined margins. He has a temperature of 38.2 °C but is haemodynamically stable. There is no abscess or wound. What is the most appropriate empiric oral antibiotic in the community?

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