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. 2021 May 8;24:100244. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2021.100244

Table 6.

Drugs with microbiologic activity for NTM demonstrated in human clinical disease or in vitro.

Isolate (s) Drugs
Slow Growing NTM
MAC Human: AMK [129] AZ [130] CFZ [131] CLR [132] BDQ [133] EMB [130] RIF [130] RFB [130] SM [134] LZD [135] MOX [136]
Micro: CTZ/AV [137] ETO [138] TIG [139] TZD [140]
M. kansasii Human: CLR [141] EMB [142] INH [142] LFX [143] RIF [142] RFB [144] SM [142]
Micro: AMK [145] AZ [146] BDQ [146] CFZ [146] CIP [145] DLM [146] LFX [146] LZD [146] MOX [146] SMX [145] TIG [146] TZD [140]
M. marinum Human: AMK [147] CLR [148] DOX [148] EMB [149] MIN [148] RIF [149] RFB [150] SMX/TMP [151]
Micro: CPX [152] IMI [152] INH [152] LVX [152] LZD [153] MOX [152] TZD [140]
M. leprae Human: CFZ [154] CLR [155] DAP [156] MIN [154] MOX [157] OFX [154] RIF [158]
Micro: LFX [159]
Rapid Growing NTM
MABC Human: AMK [160] AZ [160] BDQ [133] CFX [160] CFZ [161] CLR [160] CPX [162] DOX [163] IMI [161] LZD [120] MOX [162] TIG [164]
Micro: ERA [165] OMA [165] LZD [166] TZD [140]
M. chelonae Human: AMK [167] AZ [168] CFZ [169] CLR [170] CPX [171] DOX [172] IMI [173] LFX [174] LZD [175] SMX [176] TIG [164] TOB [177]
Micro: MIN [125] OMA [178] TDZ [140]
MFCa Human: AZ [179] AMK [180] CLR [181] DOX [182] IMI [173] LFX [183] MIN [184] OFX [180] SMX/TMP [185]
Micro: CFX [186] MOX [187] LZD [166] OMA [178] TIG [188] TOB [189] TZD [140]
MSGa Human: AMK [190] CFX [190] DOX [190] IMI [190] SMX/TMP [190] TOBb[190]
Micro: CLR [191] CPX [191] EMB [191] CFZ [192] TZD [140]
M. immunogenum Human: AMK [193] CLR [194]
Micro: AMK [195] CLR [195] LZD [140] TIG [188] TZD [140]
M. mucogenicum Human: AMK [196] AZ [196] CIP [196] CLR [196] LFX [197] MFX [198]
Micro: AMX [127] AMX/CLV [197] CFX [199] CPX [199] DOX [199] IMI [199] LZD [198] MIN [199] SMX/TMP [199]

Abbreviations: AMK – amikacin, AMX/CLV – amoxicillin/clavulanate, AZ – azithromcyin, BDQ – bedaquiline, CFX – cefoxitin, CFZ – clofazimine, CLR – clarithromycin, CPX – ciprofloxacin, CTZ/AV – ceftazidime/avibactam, DAP – dapsone, DOX – doxycycline, DLM – delaminid, EMB – ethambutol, ERA-eravacycline, ETO – ethionamide, IMP – imipenem, INH – isoniazid, LFX – levofloxacin, LZD – linezolid, MIN – minocycline, MFX – moxifloxacin, OFX – oflaxacin, OMA-omadacycline, RFB – rifabutin, RIF – rifampin, SM – streptomycin, SMX – sulfamethoxazole, TIG – tigecycline, TOB – tobramycin, TMP – trimethoprim, TZD – tedizolid.

MABC – Mycobacterium Abscessus Complex (M. abscessus, M. massiliense, M. bolettii), MAC – Mycobacterium Avium Complex (M. avium, M. intrellulare, M. chimaera), MFC – Mycobacterium Fortuitum Complex (M. alvei, M. boenickei, M. conceptionense, M. farcinogenes, M. fortuitum, M. mageritense, M. neworleans, M. peregrinum, M. porcinum group (includes M. porcinum, M. bonickei, M. houstonense, M. neworleansense), M. senegalense, M. septicum)), MSG – Mycobacterium Smegmatis Group (M. smegmatis, M. wolinski, M. goodii).

aM. fortuitum, M. abscessus subspecies abscessus, and M. abscessus subspecies bolletii, and M. smegmatis have the erm gene for inducible macrolide resistance which should be tested for if considering macrolide [200].

bM. wolinksy isolates intrinsically resistant to tobramycin [191].