EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
EUCAST is interested in collecting Legionella pneumophila MIC distributions
Derar colleagues, EUCAST is in need of updatingLegionella pneumophila MIC distributions. If you have performed MIC determination on L. pneumophila, we are interested in obtaining your raw data, irrespective of what...[more]
Aminoglycoside rationale documents updated
Amikacin, gentamicin and tobramycin rationale documents updated. [more]
General consultation on breakpoints for infective endocarditis
Proposed breakpoints for infective endocarditis (14 Sept - 25Oct, 2024). Use the EUCAST form for comments to consultations. [more]
Colistin MIC testing - the EUCAST warning extended
The Warning against methods used for colistin MIC testing has been extended following a message from Bruker Daltonics against three lots of their UMIC Colistin MIC device. Since yesterday we have been informed by the producer...[more]
When there are no breakpoints - cefiderocol added
The guidance document on "What to do when there are no breakpoints" has been updated with recommendations for cefiderocol. [more]
Breakpoint tables are used together with other EUCAST guidance
The EUCAST breakpoint tables are part of a system for categorising microorganisms as susceptible (S and I) and resistant (R) to agents approved for use in the treatment of infectious diseases. Breakpoint tables are freely...[more]
What agents to test and which to avoid!
Occasionally colleagues request information from EUCAST on what agents to test and which to avoid. EUCAST has hitherto refrained from giving firm advice simply because national traditions, availability and cost of agents, and...[more]
