Patient

no.

Bacterial PCR

Day of PCR

positivity

Blood culture

Fever

Stomatitis

(grade)

Diarrhea

(grade)

WBC counts on

PCR(+) day (/μl)

Antibiotics used

during PCR(+) days

1^st week (day 0 - 6)

1

multiple species

day 0

−

−

1

3

40

MEPM + ABK

4

Streptococcus salivarius*

day 3, 4, 5

−

+

2

3

20, 20, 40

CFPM + VCM

5

Enterococcus species**

day 1

−

−

2

3

20

MEPM + VCM

7

Enterococcus faecalis**

day 5, 6

Enterococcus faecalis***

+

0

3

30, 20

MEPM + VCM

8

Streptococcus bovis**

day 4

−

+

0

1

20

DRPM + VCM

8

Fusobaterium nucleatum*

day 6

−

+

2

1

10

DRPM + VCM

9

multiple species

day 4

−

+

2

3

430

MEPM + VCM

2^nd week (day 7 - 13)

2

Abiotrophia species*

day 10

−

−

1

0

90

MEPM + ABK

5

Streptococcus intermedius*

day 8

−

+

3

2

50

MEPM + VCM

8

multiple species*

day 8, 11, 12

−

+

2

0

20, 50, 90

PZFX + VCM + CLDM

10

MRSA

day 10

−

+

2

2

110

DRPM + VCM

3^rd week (day 14 - 20)

2

Abiotrophia species*

day 17

−

−

2

0

2870

DRPM + TEIC

7

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

day 14, 19

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia****

+

0

1

210, 4250

PZFX + VCM + MINO

7

Staphylococcus epidermidis

day 19

−

+

0

1

4250

PZFX + VCM + MINO

8

multiple species*

day 14, 15

−

+

2

0

350, 570

PZFX + VCM + CLDM + ABPC/SBT

10

MRSA

day 14

−

+

1

2

200

DRPM + VCM

4^th week (day 21 - 27)

1

Enterococcus species**

day 22

−

−

0

1

4180

DRPM + TEIC