EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
Rationale Documents updated to new format
EUCAST is currently in the process of reviewing and updating the format of all rationale documents. It is a major and very resource consuming task. Three RDs (cefiderocole, ceftriaxone, tigecycline) have now been published in the...[more]
MIC distributions and ECOFFs for Bacillus anthracis and Brucella melitensis available
MIC distributions and ECOFFs for Bacillus anthracis and Brucella melitensis available. To see the publication, klick here. [more]
Updated QC-tables
The updated QC tables contain new MIC ranges for S. aureus ATCC 29213 and S. pneumoniae ATCC 49619 (ampicillin, amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline). [more]
Updated files demonstrating the correlation between MIC and inhibition zone diameters.
Files demonstrating the correlation between MIC-values and EUCAST standardised disk diffusion inhibition zone diameters are updated yearly. The 2023 update is now completed. New for this year are files for Vibrio spp. andC....[more]
Br. melitensis and B. anthracis - MIC and zone diameter distributions available
EUCAST will during 2023, based on the work of theEMERGE AST Working Group, strive to publish clinical breakpoints and disk diffusion correlates for Brucella melitensis and Bacillus anthracis. Through the joint effort of the...[more]
EUCAST General Committee meeting Monday 17 April, 2023.
EUCAST General Committee meeting will be held during ECCMID, Copenhagen, Monday 17 April, 9.30 - 10.30, Room 178 (1st Floor Hotel). This is an open meeting and there is no pre-registration. A reminder and an agenda will be...[more]
EUCAST and the IVDR
EUCAST has prepared a statement in response to questions related to how the IVDR will affect users of EUCAST methods and guidance. The statement and a link to the directive are available...[more]
