EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
Welcome to the EUCAST General Committee meeting 29 April
This year´s EUCAST General Committee meeting is held in Barcelona, Monday 29 April 2024 (meeting room Vienna, Hall 8, 9.00 - 1030). The meeting is an open meeting - very welcome. The meeting is a hybrid meeting - it...[more]
Dalbavancin MIC distributions and ECOFFs
Dalbavancin MIC distributions and ECOFFs, particularly for Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium, made available. This is in response to frequent requests for more information on dalbavancin MIC distributions. [more]
RAST updates (breakpoints, methods and FAQ)
Documents (breakpoint tables, methods and FAQs) related to Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing directly from positive blood culture bottles have been revised. [more]
EUCAST panels of strains with well defined susceptibility
EUCAST has organised panels of organisms with phenotypically well characterized levels of susceptibility. These are available through the Gothenburg University Strain Collection services (CCUG). MIC-values were determined with...[more]
Consultation from the Antimycobacterial subcommittee 11 March - 19 April.
Consultation from the Antimycobacterial subcommittee 11 March - 19 April, 2024 on a new "Reference protocol for MIC determination of anti-tuberculous agents". [more]
What to do when there are no breakpoints - revised!
The EUCAST guidance on what to do when there are no breakpoints in the breakpoint table (species lacking, agent lacking, IE, dash etc) has been thoroughly revised in February 2024. Go to the EUCAST webpage for this and...[more]
Advising industry on developing EUCAST MIC and Zone diameter data
The web page "Information for industry" has been supplemented with more information; specifically on the development of disks (content) and of reference MIC and Zone diameter material for EUCAST decisions on breakpoints. [more]
