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A 68-year-old man is admitted with an acute exacerbation of COPD. He has increased breathlessness and increased sputum volume and purulence. He is clinically stable, can take oral medicines, and has no radiographic evidence of pneumonia. He has no penicillin allergy, repeated recent antibiotic exposure or previous resistant sputum isolates. What is the most appropriate initial antibiotic?
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