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. 2020 Nov 7;4(6):1–5. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa366
Day 1 Hospital admission for fatigue and fever. First nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 tested positive.
Day 3 ARDS requiring mechanical ventilation and ICU admission
Day 14 New onset of worsening fever. Haemocultures tested positive for MRSA.
Day 15 Antibiotic therapy with teicoplanin and ceftazidine/avibactam is started.
Day 20 Transoesophageal echocardiography is performed, showing infective carditis of the aortic valve.
Day 21 Teicoplanin is replaced by linezolid.
Day 22 Antibiotic therapy with fosfomycin is added, with good response.
Day 30 The patient is discharged from the ICU.
Day 37 The patient is transferred to a rehabilitation hospital.
Day 50 Transthoracic echocardiography is performed, showing residual vegetation of smaller dimension.