EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
Fosfomycin - response to consultation and guidance on iv use.
Fosfomycin - response to consultation and guidance on intravenous use. [more]
Breakpoint table 14.0 (2024) available for consultation (5-19 December, 2023)
The EUCAST breakpoint table 14.0 (to be published on 1 January, 2024) is now available for consultation (5-19 December, 2023). Comments and questions should be addressed to erika.matuschek[at]eucast.org or...[more]
Fosfomycin IV rationale document published
The fosfomycin IV rationale document is available from 2023-11-23. [more]
Comments and responses to consultations published
Comments and EUCAST responses to the open consultations on Brucella melitensis and Bacillus anthracis proposed breakpoints and methods are now published. [more]
Three rationale documents from VetCast available for comments
The EUCAST Veterinary committee has released three rationale documents for consultation (comments no later than 8 January, 2024) [more]
News from VetCAST - publication on PK/PD for benzylpenicillin in horses
Pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic cutoff values for benzylpenicillin in horses to support the establishment of clinical breakpoints for benzylpenicillin antimicrobial susceptibility testing in horses. E.Lallemande et al, October,...[more]
bioMerieux has still not withdrawn the malfunctioning colistin AST material
This is a general and iterated EUCAST warning against material sold by bioMerieux for susceptibility testing (AST) of colistin. It is years since it was conclusively shown by scientists that material for AST sold by bioMerieux...[more]