Question

A 55-year-old man presents with an erythematous, warm, tender area on his right lower leg with poorly demarcated borders. He is febrile (38.5 °C) but haemodynamically stable. There is no purulence or necrosis. What is the most appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment?

Accepted Answer

Oral flucloxacillin

Answer

Oral amoxicillin-clavulanate only

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Oral trimethoprim

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Oral ciprofloxacin

Answer

Topical mupirocin alone

Practice question

A 55-year-old man presents with an erythematous, warm, tender area on his right lower leg with poorly demarcated borders. He is febrile (38.5 °C) but haemodynamically stable. There is no purulence or necrosis. What is the most appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment?