Efficacy of antimicrobials in preventing resistance in solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review of clinical trials

Table 1 Search strategies implemented across selected databases

Database	Search strategy
PubMed/MEDLINE	[“Organ Transplantation” (MeSH) OR “Kidney Transplantation” (MeSH) OR “Liver Transplantation” (MeSH) OR “Heart Transplantation” (MeSH) OR “Lung Transplantation” (MeSH) OR “Pancreas Transplantation” (MeSH)] AND [“Anti-Bacterial Agents” (MeSH) OR “Antibiotics” (MeSH) OR “Antifungal Agents” (MeSH) OR “Antiviral Agents” (MeSH) OR “Antimicrobial Prophylaxis” (MeSH)] AND [“Drug Resistance, Microbial” (MeSH) OR “Drug Resistance, Bacterial” (MeSH) OR “Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial” (MeSH) OR “Drug Resistance, Fungal” (MeSH) OR “Drug Resistance, Viral” (MeSH)] AND [“Infections” (MeSH) OR “Bacterial Infections” (MeSH) OR “Fungal Infections” (MeSH) OR “Viral Infections” (MeSH)]
Scopus	TITLE-ABS-KEY (“Organ Transplantation” OR “Kidney Transplantation” OR “Liver Transplantation” OR “Heart Transplantation” OR “Lung Transplantation” OR “Pancreas Transplantation”) AND (“Anti-Bacterial Agents” OR “Antibiotics” OR “Antifungal Agents” OR “Antiviral Agents” OR “Antimicrobial Prophylaxis”) AND (“Drug Resistance, Microbial” OR “Drug Resistance, Bacterial” OR “Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial” OR “Drug Resistance, Fungal” OR “Drug Resistance, Viral”) AND (“Infections” OR “Bacterial Infections” OR “Fungal Infections” OR “Viral Infections”)
SciELO	[(“Organ Transplantation” OR “Kidney Transplantation” OR “Liver Transplantation” OR “Heart Transplantation” OR “Lung Transplantation” OR “Pancreas Transplantation”) AND (“Anti-Bacterial Agents” OR “Antibiotics” OR “Antifungal Agents” OR “Antiviral Agents” OR “Antimicrobial Prophylaxis”) AND (“Drug Resistance, Microbial” OR “Drug Resistance, Bacterial” OR “Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial” OR “Drug Resistance, Fungal” OR “Drug Resistance, Viral”) AND (“Infections” OR “Bacterial Infections” OR “Fungal Infections” OR “Viral Infections”)]
Embase	(‘Organ Transplantation’/exp OR ‘Kidney Transplantation’/exp OR ‘Liver Transplantation’/exp OR ‘Heart Transplantation’/exp OR ‘Lung Transplantation’/exp OR ‘Pancreas Transplantation’/exp) AND (‘Anti-Bacterial Agents’/exp OR ‘Antibiotics’/exp OR ‘Antifungal Agents’/exp OR ‘Antiviral Agents’/exp OR ‘Antimicrobial Prophylaxis’/exp) AND (‘Drug Resistance, Microbial’/exp OR ‘Drug Resistance, Bacterial’/exp OR ‘Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial’/exp OR ‘Drug Resistance, Fungal’/exp OR ‘Drug Resistance, Viral’/exp) AND (‘Infections’/exp OR ‘Bacterial Infections’/exp OR ‘Fungal Infections’/exp OR ‘Viral Infections’/exp)
Web of Science	TS = (“Organ Transplantation” OR “Kidney Transplantation” OR “Liver Transplantation” OR “Heart Transplantation” OR “Lung Transplantation” OR “Pancreas Transplantation”) AND TS = (“Anti-Bacterial Agents” OR “Antibiotics” OR “Antifungal Agents” OR “Antiviral Agents” OR “Antimicrobial Prophylaxis”) AND TS = (“Drug Resistance, Microbial” OR “Drug Resistance, Bacterial” OR “Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial” OR “Drug Resistance, Fungal” OR “Drug Resistance, Viral”) AND TS = (“Infections” OR “Bacterial Infections” OR “Fungal Infections” OR “Viral Infections”)
Google Scholar	“Organ Transplantation” OR “Kidney Transplantation” OR “Liver Transplantation” OR “Heart Transplantation” OR “Lung Transplantation” OR “Pancreas Transplantation” AND “Anti-Bacterial Agents” OR “Antibiotics” OR “Antifungal Agents” OR “Antiviral Agents” OR “Antimicrobial Prophylaxis” AND “Drug Resistance, Microbial” OR “Drug Resistance, Bacterial” OR “Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial” OR “Drug Resistance, Fungal” OR “Drug Resistance, Viral” AND “Infections” OR “Bacterial Infections” OR “Fungal Infections” OR “Viral Infections”