A 55 year old man presented with hot, raised, tender area of skin on his right leg. He is febrile with rigors. He has been started on flucloxacillin. What other medication will you add?
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The key is D. Benzylpenicillin. [Abscess, cellulitis, furuncle these lesions are usually caused by Staphylococcus and streptococcus. So Benzylpenicillin should be added with flucloxacillin to cover streptococcus].
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