Give an example of antibiogram.

In the laboratory, when we find a microorganism like staph aureus in a blood/ urine sample, we place it in a petri dish along with small discs. These discs contain antibiotics. We also have a map of antibiotics we can use. This antibiogram with staph aureus will show that it is penicillin resistant, methicillin resistant, clindamycin sensitive, and vancomycin intermediate. The three terminologies used with an antibiogram are: resistant- intermediate-sensitive