EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
The use of cefotaxime and ceftriaxone in S. aureus infections - guidance document
The use of cefotaxime and ceftriaxone in infections caused byS. aureus- a new guidance document. [more]
Many visits, views and downloads from the EUCAST website!
The statistics on the number of unique visits (50-60 000 per month), views (100 000 - 140 000 per month) and downloads (40 000 - 60 000 per month) from the EUCAST website have been updated. The latest report also lists views...[more]
The quality of material for EUCAST disk diffusion
EUCAST has investigated and reported on the quality of materials used for EUCAST disk diffusion antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST); Mueller-Hinton agar, Pre-poured commercial Mueller-Hinton plates and antibiotic disks....[more]
Expert rules, Staphylococcus spp updated
The Staphylococcus spp. Expert Rules document was updated 1 Febr, 2023. The detection of benzylpenicillin resistance inS. lugdunensisis based on the breakpoints only - the assessment of inhibition zome edge has been...[more]
New translations to Chinese
The Chinese NAC has translated several EUCAST documents. [more]
Mycobacteria AST - inoculum preparation and how to perform CFU counts
Guidance from the EUCAST subcommittee on Antimycobacterial AST (AMST) on inoculum preparation and the performing of CFU counts. [more]
Aminopenicillin breakpoints - guidance on implementing revised breakpoints
Aminopenicillin breakpoints were revised in the breakpoint table 13.0 (2023). EUCAST has been asked to provide guidance on how to implement the revised breakpoints in laboratory practice and systems. [more]
