FIG. 1.

Laboratory-determined parameters (solid lines; left y axis) and body temperature (dotted line; right y axis) in relation to administration of antibiotics during the second period of hospitalization, 10 to 21 August, and several days following discharge. Antibiotics: CLOX, cloxacillin administered i.v.; FLOX, oral floxacillin; MEM, meropenem administered i.v.; and LOR, oral loracarbef. Units of measurements for parameters are as follows: serum sodium level (S-sodium), millimoles per liter; hemoglobin, grams per liter; C-reactive protein, milligrams per liter; and WBC count, cells (10⁹) per liter.