%0 Journal Article %A Mnif, Basma %A Mahjoubi, Faouzia %A Frikha, Imed %A Hammami, Adnane %T Multidrug‐resistant OXA‐48‐producing Klebsiella pneumoniae mediastinitis treated safely and effectively with imipenem and colistin %D 2015 %J JMM Case Reports, %V 2 %N 1 %@ 2053-3721 %C e000019 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000019 %K blaOXA‐48 %K carbapenemase %K mediastinitis. %K imipenem %I Microbiology Society, %X 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. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000019