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EUCAST News

02.12.2021

Breakpoints in brackets

EUCAST introduced breakpoints in brackets in 2020. In breakpoint table 12.0 (2022) there are breakpoints in brackets for aminoglycosides, colistin and for clindamycin for Bacteroides spp. A guidance document describes how to interpret and report breakpoints in brackets.

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