This is a panel of Staphylococcus aureus isolates with variable susceptibility to
oxacillin. This panel can be used as a challenge of diagnostic tests that
measure oxacillin susceptibility and/or mecA, mecC mediated resistance.
To order isolates recently added to this panel, click on the
following link:
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/ARIsolateBank/Panel/PanelDetail?ID=1365
Panel ID: BORSA
MICs obtained by broth microdilution. Modal MIC is reported.
MIC results for each antimicrobial agent for an isolate may commonly be ± 1 log2 (doubling dilution) different than what is posted on the FDA & CDC AR Bank website because this is the normal technical variability of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (see J. H. Jorgensen. 1993. J Clin Microbiol. Vol 31[11]: 2841-2844).
