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Abstract

Introduction:

Post‐operative mediastinitis due to multidrug‐resistant Gram‐negative bacteria has rarely been described and is associated with increased mortality.

Case presentation:

We report a case of mediastinitis caused by a multidrug‐resistant OXA‐48‐producing isolate in a patient who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. Successful treatment consisted of surgical debridement and prolonged administration of imipenem and colistin.

Conclusion:

This result shows that a combination of imipenem/colistin could be used to treat serious infections with carbapenemase‐producing .

  • This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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2015-02-01
2024-10-06
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