EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
MIC vs zone diameters - files updated 2015-02-20.
All EUCAST files exhibiting MIC vs. zone diameters updated. [more]
EUCAST methodology documents updated
The EUCAST disk diffusion manual and slide show have been revised and updated. The documents on media preparation and the EUCAST reading guide were reviewed but revisions were not necessary. [more]
EUCAST in Eurosurveillance 2015
Widespread implementation of EUCAST breakpoints for antibacterial susceptibility testing in Europe. D Brown, R Cantón, L Dubreuil, S Gatermann, C Giske, A MacGowan, L Martínez-Martínez, J Mouton, R Skov, M Steinbakk, C Walton,...[more]
QC table v 5.0 (2014-01-11) published
An updated QC table (v 5.0) published on 2014-01-11. all QC strains in one documentfrom now on, version numbers for breakpoint and QC tables are synchronised.E. coli ATCC 35218 is included for the control of the inhibitor...[more]
Breakpoint table v 5.0 2015 published
The finalised Breakpoint table v 5.0 is now available on the EUCAST website. Apart from some corrections of typos, there are some changes from the preliminary version published 2014-12-05: - a link to the EUCAST guidance on...[more]
VetCAST - the veterinary committee on antimicrobial susceptibility testing
VetCAST is a EUCAST subcommittee dealing with all aspects of antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacterial pathogens of animal origin and animal bacteria with zoonotic potential. The subcommittee will operate within the...[more]
Preliminary 2015 (v.5.0) breakpoint table for consultation
The EUCAST Clinical Breakpoint Table v 5.0 (2015) is now availablefor wide consultation (from Dec 5 to Dec 19). Please send comments to Erika Matuschek. Click here for preliminary breakpoint table 5.0. The final version...[more]
