Fungi (AFST)

The EUCAST AFST develops breakpoints and methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of fungi. Clinical breakpoints for fungi are listed in a separate document and are not included into the breakpoint table for bacteria. For MIC distributions for fungi, go to the EUCAST MIC distribution website.

News

A new screening method for the detection of terbinafine and itraconazole resistance in Trichophyton using antifungal-containing agar plates has now been published here…

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The Anti-Fungal Susceptibility Testing (AFST) sub-committee has published updated rationale documents on itraconazole and fluconazole.

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The Antifungal Susceptibility Testing (AFST) subcommittee has updated the warning regarding testing of amphotericin B against C. auris. Advice on several commercially available products have been…

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