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https://www.eucast.org/Updates to RAST breakpoint tables and QC
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Breakpoints and QC for several species and agents have been updated for incubation beyond 8h. See...Zone diameter distributions all curated
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All EUCAST distributions of inhibition zone diameters have been curated via a new algorithm and...RAST - breakpoints for additional agents now available!
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Breakpoints for several additional agents have been added to the RAST breakpoint table and QC...EUCAST General Committee meeting
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The EUCAST annual General Committee meeting is open to anyone attending ECCMID. Minutes will...Rationale Documents updated to new format
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EUCAST is currently in the process of reviewing and updating the format of all rationale documents....MIC distributions and ECOFFs for Bacillus anthracis and Brucella melitensis available
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MIC distributions and ECOFFs for Bacillus anthracis and Brucella melitensis available. To see the...Updated QC-tables
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The updated QC tables contain new MIC ranges for S. aureus ATCC 29213 and S. pneumoniae ATCC 49619...Updated files demonstrating the correlation between MIC and inhibition zone diameters.
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Files demonstrating the correlation between MIC-values and EUCAST standardised disk diffusion...Br. melitensis and B. anthracis - MIC and zone diameter distributions available
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EUCAST will during 2023, based on the work of theEMERGE AST Working Group, strive to publish...EUCAST General Committee meeting Monday 17 April, 2023.
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EUCAST General Committee meeting will be held during ECCMID, Copenhagen, Monday 17 April, 9.30 -...EUCAST and the IVDR
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EUCAST has prepared a statement in response to questions related to how the IVDR will affect users...Consultation on clinical breakpoints for anaerobic bacteria - additional agents.
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EUCAST has so far included five species/species groups in the breakpoint table for anaerobic...Fosfomycin IV - EUCAST comments and response to consultation
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Fosfomycin IV - EUCAST response to the many comments on the fosfomycin consultation during 2022.
The use of cefotaxime and ceftriaxone in S. aureus infections - guidance document
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The use of cefotaxime and ceftriaxone in infections caused byS. aureus- a new guidance...Many visits, views and downloads from the EUCAST website!
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The statistics on the number of unique visits (50-60 000 per month), views (100 000 - 140 000 per...The quality of material for EUCAST disk diffusion
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EUCAST has investigated and reported on the quality of materials used for EUCAST disk diffusion...Expert rules, Staphylococcus spp updated
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The Staphylococcus spp. Expert Rules document was updated 1 Febr, 2023. The detection of...New translations to Chinese
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The Chinese NAC has translated several EUCAST documents.
Mycobacteria AST - inoculum preparation and how to perform CFU counts
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Guidance from the EUCAST subcommittee on Antimycobacterial AST (AMST) on inoculum preparation and...Aminopenicillin breakpoints - guidance on implementing revised breakpoints
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Aminopenicillin breakpoints were revised in the breakpoint table 13.0 (2023). EUCAST has been asked...Updated disk diffusion manuals and reading guidelines
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Disk diffusion methods manuals and reading guidelines have been updated.
The 13.0 versions of breakpoints, dosing and QC (2023) published.
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Breakpoint table v 13.0, dosing table v 13.0 and QC tables v 13.0 (2023) published.
Comments and EUCAST responses to consultations published
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Consultation on proposed changes to meningitis breakpoints and chloramphenicol breakpoints -...FAA medium for disk diffusion of anaerobe bacteria
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EUCAST disk diffusion of anaerobe bacteria and the FAA-HB medium.
EUCAST disk diffusion of...The 2023 preliminary breakpoint table now available for comments and questions.
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The next breakpoint table (valid from 1 Jan, 2023) is now available for comments and questions....VIPcheck poor and irregular performance warning
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VIPcheck.In May, 2022, the EUCAST development laboratory for fungi, noticed variable...Breakpoints and methods for C. diphtheriae and C. ulcerans available
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The breakpoint table v 13.0 (2023) is under preparation (release for consultation 5 December,...New consultations available
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Consultations for 26 September to 7 November posted. Go to the Consultations page.
Cefiderocol testing, continued
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The EUCAST Development Laboratory is currently investigating the accuracy and reproducibility of...EUCAST panels for validating AST methods
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EUCAST in collaboration with CCUG (the Culture Collection of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden),...