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A 22-year-old university student presents to the emergency department with fever, severe headache, photophobia and a purpuric rash on the trunk and legs. He is hypotensive and tachycardic. Suspected meningococcal sepsis is raised. What is the most appropriate immediate pre-hospital or early hospital antibiotic therapy if intravenous access is not yet available?

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