Table 3.
Summary of the investigation findings and antibiotic therapy with the timeline
| D1 | D2 | D3/4 | D5/6 | D7/8 | D9/10 | D11 | D12 | ||
| Haemoglobin (g/L) | 76 | 105 | 121 | 189 | 186 | 139 | 154 | 146 | |
| White blood cells (×109/L) | 27.3 | 23.9 | 27.9 | 28.8 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 37.4 | 33.9 | |
| Neutrophils (%) | 68 | 61.6 | – | 79.6 | 79.6 | 70.7 | 46.5 | 31.4 | |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 27 | 14.1 | – | 16.7 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 16.5 | |
| Platelets (×109/L) | 220 | 242 | 271 | 178 | 110 | 67 | 123 | 102 | |
| Aspartate transaminase (U/L) | 141 | – | 68 | – | – | 46 | – | – | |
| Alanine transaminase (U/L) | 17 | – | 17 | – | – | 18 | – | – | |
| Total bilirubin (μmol/L) | 196 | 143 | 87 | 120 | 86 | 82 | – | – | |
| Albumin (g/L) | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Globulin (g/L) | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 113 | 131 | 114 | 177 | 177 | 160 | 131 | – | |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 148 | 153 | 148 | 137 | 135 | 138 | – | – | |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | – | – | |
| C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 0.5 | 7.48 | – | 9.15 | – | 85.36 | 47.4 | – | |
| Blood culture findings | No growth | No growth | Coliform growth | – | Staphylococcus species | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Coliform growth | |
| Antibiotic therapy | Benzylpenicillin | Omitted | |||||||
| Gentamicin | Omitted | ||||||||
| Meropenem | |||||||||
| Flucloxacillin | |||||||||
| Sulbactam | |||||||||
Coloured cells indicate the dates on which each antibiotic was given.