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Timeline of clinical course: The clinical course of the patient (middle) with clinical events demarcated in circles while boxes indicate blood cultures (grey box: no growth; pink box: positive growth). The treatment regimen with days of antibiotic use is included (bottom) alongside the bloodstream isolate collection with susceptibility testing (top). VAD, ventricular assist device; SE, Staphylococcus epidermidis; NG, no growth; S, susceptible; NS, non-susceptible.
