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A 62-year-old man presents with a red, hot, swollen left lower leg with poorly demarcated erythema and tenderness. He is afebrile, haemodynamically stable, and there is no abscess or necrosis. He has no systemic features of sepsis and can tolerate oral medication. What is the most appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy in this community setting?

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