A 45-year-old man presents with fever, productive cough with foul-smelling sputum, and weight loss. Chest radiograph shows a cavitary lesion with an a...

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A 45-year-old man presents with fever, productive cough with foul-smelling sputum, and weight loss. Chest radiograph shows a cavitary lesion with an air-fluid level in the right upper lobe. What is the most appropriate initial empiric antibiotic therapy?

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Clindamycin

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Amoxicillin alone

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Metronidazole alone

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Azithromycin

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Ceftriaxone monotherapy

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A 45-year-old man presents with fever, productive cough with foul-smelling sputum, and weight loss. Chest radiograph shows a cavitary lesion with an air-fluid level in the right upper lobe. What is the most appropriate initial empiric antibiotic therapy?