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. 2020 Sep;24(9):847–854. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23557

Table 4.

Intrinsic resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial agents31

Intrinsic resistance in bacteria and yeast like fungi
Microorganisms Antibiotics/antifungals intrinsically resistant to
Citrobacter freundii Ampicillin, amoxicillin–clavulanate, first- and second-generation cephalosporins, cephamycins, and cefuroxime.
Citrobacter diversus Ampicillin, piperacillin, ticarcillin.
Enterobacter species Ampicillin, amoxicillin–clavulanate, first- and second-generation cephalosporins, cephamycins, and cefuroxime.
Klebsiella pneumoniae Ampicillin, ticarcillin.
Morganella morganii Ampicillin, amoxicillin–clavulanate, first- and second-generation cephalosporins, tigecycline, nitrofurantoin, polymyxin B, and colistin.
Proteus mirabilis Tetracyclines, tigecycline, nitrofurantoin, polymyxin B, and colistin.
Proteus vulgaris Ampicillin, first- and second-generation cephalosporins, tetracyclines, tigecycline, nitrofurantoin, polymyxin B, and colistin.
Providencia species Ampicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, first-generation cephalosporins, tetracyclines, tigecycline, nitrofurantoin, polymyxin B, and colistin.
Serratia marcescens Ampicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, first- and second-generation cephalosporins, cephamycins, nitrofurantoin, polymyxin B, and colistin.
Acinetobacter baumannii Ampicillin, amoxicillin, amoxicillin–clavulanate, aztreonam, ertapenem, trimethoprim, chloramphenicol, fosfomycin.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ampicillin, amoxicillin, amoxicillin–clavulanate, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, ertapenem, tetracyclines/tigecycline, trimethoprim, trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole, chloramphenicol.
Burkholderia cepacia Ampicillin, amoxicillin–clavulanate, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, cefepime, aztreonam, imipenem, ertapenem, colistin, aminoglycosides, fosfomycin, piperacillin, ticarcillin, piperacillin–tazobactam, trimethoprim.
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Ampicillin, amoxicillin–clavulanate, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, aztreonam, imipenem, meropenem, ertapenem, aminoglycosides, fosfomycin, piperacillin, ticarcillin, piperacillin–tazobactam, trimethoprim.
Salmonella and Shigella Aminoglycosides, first- and second-generation cephalosporins, and cephamycins.
Enterococcus species Cephalosporins, low-level aminoglycosides, clindamycin, trimethoprim, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole, fusidic acid.
Candida krusei and C. glabrata Fluconazole, flucytosine.
C. lusitaniae Amphotericin B.
C. guilliermondii Amphotericin B, flucytosine.
C. albicans serotype B Flucytosine.