EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Sensititre broth external contamination.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Sensititre broth external contamination. Several laboratories, including the EUCAST Development Laboratory, have over the last several months experienced contamination of packages of Sensititre broth....[more]
Updated statistics on the use of EUCAST websites
At regular intervals the EUCAST/ESCMID provider of web services reports on the use of EUCAST websites. The number of visits to www.eucast.orgis now 60 000 - 80 000 per month. The number of unique page views are 140...[more]
Towards breakpoints for atypical mycobacteria
A publication on breakpoints for atypical mycobacteria from the EUCAST subcommittee on mycobacteria. [more]
EUCAST public consultation on breakpoints for intravenous use of fosfomycin.
EUCAST public consultation on breakpoints for intravenous use of fosfomycin. Consultation period 12 July - 12 September, 2023. The proposal has been revised following comments to the previous consultation and discussions with...[more]
VetCAST open meeting 2023 - minutes posted
Minutes from the VetCAST open meeting, during ECCMID in Copenhagen, 2023 are now available. [more]
A revised version of the guidance on "What to do when there are no breakpoints" published
Following frequent questions and pleas for further guidance, EUCAST has revised the document "What to do when there are no breakpoints". This is not the type of document where a consultation is part of the process....[more]
A new version of the breakpoint table (13.1) published. Additional agents for anaerobes.
The breakpoint tables have been updated from 13.0 (1 Jan, 2023) to 13.1 (29 June, 2023). This allows the AST of several additional agents for anaerobic bacteria. There is a matching update of QC tables. [more]
