Predictive information for staphylococci: oxacillin-resistant isolates |
UNC Hospitals McLendon Clinical Laboratories 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 |
Oxacillin resistant staphylococci are resistant to all currently available beta-lactam antibiotics. Beta-lactams include penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, oxacillin, ticarcillin, piperacillin, and any penicillin beta lactamase inhibitor combinations such as amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, ampicillin/sulbactam, ticarcillin/clavulanic acid, pipercillin/tazobactam. Beta lactams also include cephalosporins (such as cefazolin, cefepime, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, and ceftriaxone), aztreonam, and carbapenems (such as imipenem, meropenem, and ertapenem).
