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A 54-year-old man presents with an erythematous, warm, tender area on his left lower leg with indistinct margins, associated with low-grade fever. There is no abscess or necrosis. He has no diabetes or immunosuppression and is systemically well. What is the most appropriate initial empiric oral antibiotic?

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