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A 72-year-old man with COPD presents with increased breathlessness, increased sputum volume and purulent sputum for 3 days. He is afebrile, saturations 92% on air, and chest X-ray shows no new consolidation. There is no history of antibiotic use in the last 3 months. What is the most appropriate first-line oral antibiotic?

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