A 62-year-old woman with obstructive jaundice due to a common bile duct stone is found to have acute cholangitis (fever 39.2°C, RUQ tenderness, elevated WBC and bilirubin). Blood cultures are pending. She is haemodynamically stable. Which antibiotic regimen is the drug of choice for initial empiric coverage in acute cholangitis?

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