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A 34-year-old man sustains a deep laceration to his forearm while gardening 2 days ago. He presents today with increasing pain, redness, swelling around the wound, and purulent discharge. He has no significant past medical history and his tetanus immunisation status is unknown. According to NICE CKS, which antibiotic is the most appropriate empirical choice for a skin/soft tissue infection potentially contaminated with soil?

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