| Week | Day | Patient’s progress | Culture site | Culture result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Septic shock secondary to pneumonia | Blood | Burkholderia pseudomallei |
| Stared intravenous (IV) ceftazidime and IV C-penicillin | ||||
| 3–4 | Developed ventilator associated pneumonia | — | — | |
| 6 | Blood culture taken on first day confirmed for B. pseudomallei | Blood | B. pseudomallei | |
| 2 | 8 | Weaned off inotrope | Respiratory tract | Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii |
| 11 | — | Respiratory tract | Multidrug-resistant A. baumanii | |
| 12 | — | Blood | B. pseudomallei | |
| 14 | Started on oral bactrim | |||
| 24 | — | Blood | No growth | |
| 3 | 25 | Left side hemiplegia and pansystolic murmur | ||
| Echocardiography and computed tomography of the brain done | ||||
| 26 | — | Blood | No growth | |
| 27 | Weaned from ventilator support | Blood | No growth | |
| 5 | Started on IV gentamicin | |||
| 7 | Completed intensive phase of antibiotics and physiotherapy. Patient was discharged from hospital | |||
| 36 | Last follow-up visit |
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