@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000019, author = "Mnif, Basma and Mahjoubi, Faouzia and Frikha, Imed and Hammami, Adnane", title = "Multidrug‐resistant OXA‐48‐producing Klebsiella pneumoniae mediastinitis treated safely and effectively with imipenem and colistin", journal= "JMM Case Reports", year = "2015", volume = "2", number = "1", pages = "", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000019", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000019", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "2053-3721", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "blaOXA‐48", keywords = "carbapenemase", keywords = "mediastinitis.", keywords = "imipenem", eid = "e000019", 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 Klebsiella pneumoniae 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 Enterobacteriaceae. ", }