A 32-year-old man with cellulitis of the lower leg is penicillin-allergic (immediate rash/angioedema). He has no systemic features. First-line oral an...

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A 32-year-old man with cellulitis of the lower leg is penicillin-allergic (immediate rash/angioedema). He has no systemic features. First-line oral antibiotic?

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Clarithromycin

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Flucloxacillin

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Co-amoxiclav

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Doxycycline

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Metronidazole

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Cellulitis antibiotics

A 32-year-old man with cellulitis of the lower leg is penicillin-allergic (immediate rash/angioedema). He has no systemic features. First-line oral antibiotic?