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Published in final edited form as: Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2013 Apr 17;27(2):305–316. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2013.02.004

Table 1.

Commonly used antimicrobials for MDR pathogens. (62, 112, 113)

Organism	1st line antimicrobials	Contraindication to transplant
MDR. P. aeruginosa	2 of the following: Carbapenem, piperacillin/tazobactam, cefepime, aminoglycosides, quinolones	Rare
Pan resistant P. aeruginosa	any of above +/- colistin
B. cenocepacia	Ceftazidime, tetracyclines, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, carbapenem	Probable
B. gladioli	Piperacillin, aminoglycosides, carbapenem, ciprofloxacin	Possible
A. baumannii	Carbapenem, colistin, tigecycline, ampicillin/sulbactam	Possible
M. abscessus	Clarithromycin + amikacin	Possible
	2^nd line: Clarithromycin + imipenem or cefoxitin
M. avium complex	Clarithromycin, ethambutol, rifampin	Rare
S. apiospermum	Voriconazole +/- echinocandin	Possible
S. prolificans	Voriconazole +/- echinocandin +/-terbinafine	Possible
A. terreus	Voriconazole +/- echinocandin	Rare