Antibiotic Susceptibility Tests are conducted in microbiological laboratories to study the effect of an antibiotic on the growth of a microbe. The most common method to study antibiotic susceptibility includes the Kirby-Bauer Method. In this method, small discs saturated with antibiotic is placed on the plate containing the bacteria. A zone of inhibition of growth around the disc is observed to study the susceptibility of the microbe to the antibiotic. Oxacillin-OX-1mcg is a product by Micromaster. It is classified as a beta-lactam penicillin antibiotic. Oxacillin is a narrow spectrum antibiotic. The drug is resistant to penicillinase digestion, hence, it is used to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The antibiotic binds to penicillin-binding proteins and inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis.

Product name: Oxacillin-OX-1mcg

Brand: Micromaster

Molecular formula: C19H19N3O5S

Molecular mass: 401.436 g/mol