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Pan-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii mediastinitis treated successfully with tigecycline: a case report
Ayşe Yasemin Tezer Tekçe1, Ayşe Erbay, Hatice Çabadak
1Division of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Background:
Mediastinitis due to Acinetobacter baumannii is rare.
Methods:
We report a case of mediastinitis caused by pan-resistant A. baumannii in a patient with multiple comorbidities who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass and we also present a literature review.
Results:
Successful treatment consisted of surgical debridement plus drainage, and tigecycline administration for three weeks.
Conclusion:
Surgical source control along with effective antibiotics is essential in the treatment of mediastinitis. Tigecycline has the potential to be an option for pan-resistant A. baumannii mediastinitis.
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