Table 2. Recommendations for safe living by solid organ transplant recipients with regards to prevention of bacterial and mycobacterial infections from the American Society of Transplantation (92).

Type of infection	Common causative organisms	Strategies
Infections transmitted by direct contact	Clostridioides difficile	Frequent and thorough handwashing especially when touching mucous membranes
	Non tuberculous mycobacterium	Wear gloves whenever handling heavily contaminated materials
		Avoid going barefoot outside
		Wear shoes, socks, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts while doing gardening, yard work, farming, or being in parks or wooded areas
		Avoid self-piercing or tattooing or sharing of needles
Respiratory infections	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Avoid close contact with persons with respiratory illnesses
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Avoid crowded areas
		Avoid tobacco or marijuana smoke
		Avoid activities and occupational settings that increase the risk of exposure to tuberculosis
		Wear a mask if exposure to above high-risk areas is unavoidable
Food safety	Escherichia coli 0157:H7	Avoid the following:
	Salmonella	● Drinking unpasteurized milk, fruit, or vegetable juice/cider
	Brucella	● Eating cheeses made with unpasteurized milk
	Listeria	● Eating raw or undercooked eggs
	Yersinia	● Ingesting raw seed sprouts
		● Cross-contamination when preparing food
		● Eating uncooked pate, meat spreads, cold cuts, and smoked seafood
		● Eating from public salad bars or buffets, street vendors, picnics
		● Eating any food prepared by someone with a recent diarrheal illness
Animal contact related infections	Enterobacteriaceae	Avoid contact with animals that have diarrhea
	Chlamydophila	Take the pet regularly to the veterinarian for checkups
	Pasteurella	Avoid cleaning bird cages, bird feeders, litter boxes, and handling animal feces
	Capnocytophaga	Avoid stray animals
	Mycobacterium marinum	Avoid animal bites and scratches
		Wear gloves to clean aquariums or have someone else in the household do the cleaning
Sexually transmitted infections	Treponema pallidum	Always use latex condoms outside of long term monogamous relationship or during periods of immunosuppression
	Neisseria gonorrhea	Avoid exposure to feces during sexual activity
	Chlamydia trachomatis
Work and school related infections		Seek guidance from transplant teams and/or transplant
		infectious disease consultants regarding the following:
		The optimal timing of returning to work or school
		Mitigating potential infectious risks in the workplace
		Reported outbreaks of infections in the workplace or at school