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A 70-year-old man presents with fever, productive cough, pleuritic chest pain and right lower lobe consolidation on chest radiograph. He is haemodynamically stable and treated for community-acquired pneumonia with appropriate oral antibiotics. According to AMMI Canada recommendations on therapy duration, what is the minimum recommended duration of antibiotic therapy if he improves as expected?

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