A 52-year-old man undergoes elective open cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis. On postoperative day 3, he develops fever (38.5°C), erythema, and purulent drainage from the surgical wound. Gram stain shows gram-positive cocci in clusters. What is the drug of choice for empiric treatment of this surgical site infection?

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