| Compliance of manufacturers |
The EUCAST document "Compliance of manufacturers with EUCAST breakpoints and recommendations" have been updated following new information from Thermofisher on their gradient test. |
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2013/05/03 |
| EUCAST SOP 6.0 |
The EUCAST SOP 6.0 on the organisation and maintenance of EUCAST websites is published. |
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2013/05/02 |
| The FAQ document has been updated |
The FAQ document has been updated with some 15-20 new questions and answers. |
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2013/04/24 |
| EUCAST methods documents updated! |
Documents on Media preparation, Manual for disk diffusion, Reading Guide and Slideshow have all been updated. |
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2013/04/24 |
| Copyright statement amended |
The Copyright statement has been amended to include the fact that much of what is available on the EUCAST website was produced by EUCAST while under ECDC service contract. |
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2013/03/19 |
| Compliance of manufacturers updated |
The table describing the compliance of manufacturers with EUCAST recommendations has been updated. Information on gradient tests has been added. |
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2013/03/18 |
| Antifungal breakpoint tables - errata corrected |
A few erratas were discovered in the Antifungal breakpoint tables v 6.0 (March 1, 2013). These are corrected in v 6.1 (March 11, 2013) |
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2013/03/11 |
| New version (6.0) of the antifungal breakpoint table |
Antifungal breakpoints have been added to and revised. (v 6.0) |
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2013/03/01 |
| Anidulafungin rationale document v 2.0 |
Anidulafungain rationale document v 2.0 and comments during consultation published. |
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2013/02/27 |
| Fluconazole Rationale document v 2.0 published |
The new version (2.0) of the fluconazole rationale document and comments during consultation are now published. |
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2013/02/24 |
| Fosfomycin and fosfomycin-trometamol RDs published |
Two new rationale documents published |
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2013/02/18 |
| Micafungin breakpoints and RD document published |
Micafungin breakpoints and rationale document (and comments during the consultation period) are now published.
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2013/02/17 |
| Errata in Breakpoint table 3.0 and in QC-table 3.0 corrected |
There were erratas in the EUCAST breakpoint table 3.0 which are now corrected (see v 3.1) and in one of the ATCC numbers in the QC-table (see v 3.1). |
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2013/02/11 |
| Updates and new files : validation of EUCAST disk diffusion |
Six files, two updates and four new files, are posted on the EUCAST website. |
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2013/02/06 |
| Voriconazole for aspergillus - comments during consultation |
This is a corrected error - the link to the document was wrong. |
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2013/01/09 |
| Breakpoints for antifungals updated |
EUCAST Breakpoint Table for antifungals v 5.0 published on Jan 9, 2013. |
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2013/01/09 |
| EUCAST SOPs - three new SOPs added |
SOPs on "Review and revision of breakpoints", "EUCAST Committees" and "Interactions with NACs" are published. |
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2013/01/04 |
| Consultation on Detection of resistance mechanisms |
EUCAST consults (23 Dec 2012 - 31 Jan 2013) on the new document "EUCAST guidelines for detection of resistance mechanisms and specific resistances of clinical and/or epidemiological importance" - see news items for comments form. |
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2012/12/23 |
| EUCAST QC Tables for 2013 published |
A new version of the EUCAST Routine QC tables (v 3.0) and a new table, EUCAST Extended QC Tables (v 1.0), are published. |
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2012/12/21 |
| EUCAST Breakpoint Table v 3.0 published |
EUCAST Breakpoint Tables v 3.0 - The following changes were made as a result of the consultation (5 - 20 December, 2012 ):
Breakpoints
Enterobacteriaceae and ceftaroline: Zone diameter breakpoints added.
Comments
S. maltophilia: Clarification regarding reporting of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole as susceptible.
Staphylococci and ampicillin: Clarification regarding methicillin susceptibility in S. saprophyticus.
Staphylococci and cephalosporins: Clarification regarding ceftaroline.
Staphylococci and ceftaroline: Clarification regarding ceftaroline.
Enterococci and aminoglycosides: Clarification regarding non-HLAR isolates.
Descriptions of methodology
Campylobacter: Information on drying of MH-F plates added.
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2012/12/21 |
| Micafungin RD for consultation |
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2012/12/21 |
| Consultation on anidulafungin and fluconazole |
Wide consultation on anidulafungin and fluconazole. |
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2012/12/13 |
| EUCAST Breakpoint table v 3.0 open for comments |
The new version of the EUCAST breakpoint tables is now available for comments (until 20 Dec). Please inform erika.matuschek@ltkronoberg.se about typos, inconsistancies, clarifications needed. Final version 3.0 first week of January 2013. |
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2012/12/05 |
| Results of consultations on Campylobacter |
Results of the EUCAST wide consultation on breakpoints for Campylobacter. |
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2012/10/31 |
| Results of consultation on Pasteurella |
Results of the EUCAST wide consultation on Pasteurella. |
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2012/10/31 |
| Ceftaroline zone diameter breakpoints for S. aureus |
Ceftaroline zone diameter breakpoints for S. aureus were added to the ceftaroline breakpoint addendum (originally pulished on Sept 11, 2012. Zone diameter breakpoints for other species will be added presently. |
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2012/10/03 |
| Ceftaroline breakpoints published |
Ceftaroline, with activity against some MRSA, have received breakpoints from EUCAST. These are published in an addendum. |
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2012/09/12 |
| Anidulafungin RD corrected |
There was a typo in the dosing of anidulafungin in the rationale document. This is now corrected. |
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2012/08/12 |
| Updated document "Preparedness of Manufacturers" |
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2012/07/03 |
| QC-tables updated |
QC-tables updated June 29, 2012 |
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2012/06/29 |
| Haemophilus influenzae - screening for betalactam resistance (update 2012-06-19) |
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2012/06/19 |
| Media preparation - German translation of v 2.0 2012 |
The new version of this document contains information on broth and plate preparation for both MH and MH-F. |
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2012/06/18 |
| German reading guide updated to v 2.0 2012 |
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2012/06/05 |
| French translation of EUCAST recommendations |
The EUCAST manual, reading guide, slide show and mediapreparation recommendations are now available in French |
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2012/06/05 |
| Updated document on "Media preparation" |
The updated document now includes the preparation of broth for testing fastidious organisms (MH-F broth) |
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2012/05/28 |
| Reading guideline v. 2.0 |
Reading guideline v. 2.0, with many more illustrations, published May 2, 2012. |
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2012/05/02 |
| Antifungal breakpoint table 4.1 uploaded March 15, 2012 |
Because of a change in caspofungin ("IE" changed to "Note3") a new table was uploaded. |
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2012/03/15 |
| Breakpoint table for antifungals reformatted |
The format of the breakpoint table for antifungals has been reformatted and links to MIC distributions and EUCAST Rationale Documens updated |
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2012/02/23 |
| New category on EUCAST webpage |
EUCAST opens up a new tab on the webpage "Pk/Pd" in EUCAST. A recently published article explaining the role of Pk/Pd in EUCAST breakpoint setting is available |
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2012/02/14 |
| New EUCAST Subcommittee formed |
EUCAST has formed a new Subcommittee - on the detection of resistance mechanisms of clinical and/or epidemiological importance |
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2012/02/07 |
| Preparedness of manufacturers - updated 26 Jan, 2012 |
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2012/01/26 |
| New RD published - posaconazole on Aspergillus |
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2012/01/17 |
| New rationale documents |
Amphotericin and itraconazole rationale documents vs. aspergillus published 20120112 |
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2012/01/12 |
| EUCAST AFST document for consultation |
The draft document is now released for consultation and comments should be sent before 15th February 2012 to the EUCAST-AFST Chairman, Dr Maiken Arendrup (maca@ssi.dk).
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2011/12/31 |
| EUCAST Breakpoint tables v 2.0 now published. |
The new breakpoint tables are valid from Jan 1, 2012. They have two minor erratas compared to the pre-published tables Dec 1, 2011. |
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2011/12/24 |
| Validation of CNS, Listeria and betalactam resistance in H.influenzae |
Three new files in which MIC-values and Zone diameters are correlated (Coagulase negative staphylococci, a file on the scrrening for betalactam resistance in H. influenzae using a bensylpenicillin 1 unit disk and Listeria monocytogenes). |
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2011/12/13 |
| Viridans streptococci, H. influenzae, Moraxella and S. aureus - validating breakpoints |
Four new or updated files describing the validation of EUCAST breakpoints published (2011-12-12). |
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2011/12/12 |
| New QC tables (v 2.0) released 8 December 2011 |
QC tables are updated with ranges and targets for several new disks and organisms. All changes are marked in yellow. |
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2011/12/08 |
| Expert Rules v 2.0 2011 |
EUCAST Expert Rules v 2.0 (2011) now in print in CMI |
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2011/12/04 |
| EUCAST breakpoint table v 2.0 |
EUCAST publishes a new breakpoint table the 1st of January each year. A tentative table is published 1 month before to allow users to prepare and to help report typos and inconsistencies. |
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2011/12/01 |