noun
- A semisynthetic penicillin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, especially those caused by penicillinase-producing staphylococci.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; often used in clinical and hospital settings
Examples
- The doctor prescribed oxacillin to treat the patient's staphylococcal skin infection.
- Oxacillin is effective against methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.
- The antibiotic oxacillin was administered intravenously to the hospitalized patient.
- Resistance to oxacillin has become a concern in some bacterial strains.
- The laboratory confirmed that the infection was susceptible to oxacillin treatment.