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A 7-year-old boy presents with a 2-day history of fever, sore throat and sandpaper-like rash over his trunk. His tongue is erythematous and he has circumoral pallor. Rapid antigen test is positive for group A streptococcus. What is the most appropriate antibiotic therapy?

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