Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Oxacillin
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Staphylococcal infections (MSSA)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Parotitis (MSSA)
- Empyema (MSSA)
- Vascular graft infections (second-line treatment for MSSE; consider adding rifampin)
- Hepatic abscess (MSSA)
- Pyomyositis (MSSA)
- Diabetic foot infection (mild-moderate infections)
- Septic arthritis, community-acquired (MSSA)
- Hardware-associated septic arthritis (second-line treatment for MSSE; consider adding rifampin)
- Endocarditis (MSSA)
- Treatment of bacterial septicemia (MSSA)
- Skin and soft tissue infections (MSSA)
- Bacterial meningitis (MSSA)
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Last updated: June 10, 2024
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G, and Janessa M Smith. "Oxacillin." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540410/all/Oxacillin.
Auwaerter PG, Smith JM. Oxacillin. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540410/all/Oxacillin. Accessed July 24, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G., & Smith, J. M. (2024). Oxacillin. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540410/all/Oxacillin
Auwaerter PG, Smith JM. Oxacillin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2025 July 24]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540410/all/Oxacillin.
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