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A 40-year-old woman presents to her GP with a painful, erythematous, warm area on her left lower leg measuring 8 cm in diameter. She is afebrile, haemodynamically stable and has no systemic features of sepsis. There is no purulence or abscess. According to Therapeutic Guidelines and primary care antibiotic summary tables, what is the MOST appropriate initial antibiotic choice?

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