What is staph aureus oxacillin sensitive ?

Antibiotics: Staphylococcal Aureus is a type of gram positive bacteria that is capable of causing infection. Being sensitive means that Oxacillin, a type of antibiotic will kill this particular type of Staph. It is possible that some forms of Staphylococci are "resistant" to oxacillin.

MSSA: Staph aureus is a common skin bacteria, but one that can cause infections too. There are strains of Staph that are resistant to penicillin based antibiotics, these are called Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus or MRSA, these bacteria can cause dangerous infections as they are more aggressive than regular staph and resistant to common antibiotics. Your strain is sensitive to most antibiotics.

MSSA: Resistance of a bacteria to antibiotics can occur with many different mechanisms. Many strains of Staphylococcus aureus are resistant to penicillin, and some are resistant to drugs that resist the enzyme that makes them resistant to PCN. These include methicillin, oxacillin, cloxacillin and others. When they have further resistance they are called methicillin or oxacillin resistant (MRSA).

Bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria that is frequently found on the skin and in the environment. Oxacillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin family. In the US, by reporting as 'oxacillin sensitive' this tells your doctor you do not have MRSA (methacillin resistant Staph aureus) so they can use the penicillin class of antibiotics as an antibiotic choice in your treatment.