EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
Consultation on the availability of piperacillin and ticarcillin without inhibitors.
EUCAST is considering removing breakpoints for piperacillin without tazobactam and/or ticarcillin without clavulanic acid but only if these agents are no longer used. If you in your country are still using either or both of...[more]
A new version of the QC table for testing of antifungal agents is available
A new version of the QC table for testing of antifungal agents is available on the website. [more]
Cefiderocol Rationale Document updated
The Cefiderocol Rational Document has been revised. Link. [more]
RAST updated to include incubation beyond 8 hours
EUCAST Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, previously restricted to 4, 6 or 8 hour incubation, has now been validated for 16 - 20 h incubation with specific reading guidelines and interpretive criteria. This...[more]
Guidance note on topical agents revised
Minor revision of the EUCAST Guidance on topical agents[more]
How to: ECOFFs—the why, the how, and the don'ts of EUCAST epidemiological cutoff values. CMI 2022.
How to: ECOFFs—the why, the how, and the don'ts of EUCAST epidemiological cutoff values Identifying the MIC wild-type distribution and its delineation of species targeted for receiving antimicrobial agent breakpoints is an...[more]
New version of Broth microdilution of moulds (vs. 9.4)
A new version of the Broth microdilution of moulds (version 9.4 to replace 9.3) published 1 April, 2022.[more]
