Question

A 50-year-old man presents with an erythematous, hot, tender, sharply demarcated area on his lower leg associated with fever and malaise. There is no abscess. He has no penicillin allergy and is systemically well enough for oral therapy. What is the most appropriate first-line oral antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

Flucloxacillin

Answer

Ciprofloxacin

Answer

Metronidazole

Answer

Trimethoprim

Answer

Vancomycin

Practice question

A 50-year-old man presents with an erythematous, hot, tender, sharply demarcated area on his lower leg associated with fever and malaise. There is no abscess. He has no penicillin allergy and is systemically well enough for oral therapy. What is the most appropriate first-line oral antibiotic?