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Shulha, Jennifer A.

A5058045337 | I1330342723

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic

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Retrospective Evaluation of the Association of Oxacillin MIC on Acute Treatment Outcomes with Cefazolin and Antistaphylococcal Penicillins in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology | March 29, 2023 | Volume: 61 | Issue: 4 | Pages: No page available

10.1128/jcm.00039-23 | PMID 36988505

Antistaphylococcal penicillins (ASP) and cefazolin are first-line treatment of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia. Borderline oxacillin resistance (i.e., oxacillin MICs 1-8 μg/mL) is observed in strains hyperproducing beta-lactamases.