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. 2018 May 29;7:212527. doi: 10.7573/dic.212527

Table 3.

Active efflux pumps operating in P. aeruginosa with known antibiotic substrates.

RND system Substrates
MexAB-OprM β-lactams except imipenem
Quinolones
Macrolides
Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol
MexCD-OprJ Penicillin, cefepime, cefpirome, meropenem
Quinolones
Macrolides
Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol
MexEF-OprN Carbapenems
Quinolones
MexXY-OprM Penicillin, cefepime, cefpirome, meropenem
Aminoglycosides
Quinolones
Macrolides
Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol