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https://www.eucast.org/RAST tables updated
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RAST tables vs. 8.0 have been updated to 8.1(amendments and corrections). Changes are marked...Candida auris with EUCAST breakpoints (preprint)
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How to interpret MICs of amphotericin B, echinocandins and flucytosine
againstCandida...SOP 9 updated
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SOP 9: Procedure for establishing zone diameterbreakpoints and quality control criteria for...EUCAST web page statistics updated
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The EUCAST webpages: the number of monthly page views and downloads continue to rise. Statistics...Guidance on Infective endocarditis updated
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EUCAST Guidance on Infective endocarditis update 10 July 2025.
TSU and TRI consultation finalised
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Proposed revision of breakpoints for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim.Public...Is there a EUCAST alternative to MH-F for AST of fastidious organisms?
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Susceptibility testing of fastidious organisms - is there an alternative to MH-F? Public...Candida auris - comments to consultation and EUCAST AFST responses and actions
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EUCAST AFST recently proposed new breakpoints for amphotericin B, three echinocandins and...VetCAST rationale documents published
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Two VetCAST rationale documents (amoxicillin-clavulanic acid - dog, benzylpenicillin - horse)...Rationale for contemporary antimicrobial treatment of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: a narrative review.
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Rationale for contemporary antimicrobial treatment of Stenotrophomonasmaltophilia: a...Updating SOPs during May 2025
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EUCAST SOPs are reviewed at regular intervals. When the SOP has been assigned a new date and a new...Proposed revision of breakpoints for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim.
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Proposed revision of breakpoints for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim - public...Daptomycin in endocarditis and bloodstream infections caused by enterococci - revised
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Daptomycin in endocarditis and bloodstream infections caused by enterococci(revised 23 April,...Information on the Republic of Moldava updated
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There is new and updated information on the NAC organised by the Republic of Moldavia. See...EUCAST Website visits new record
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The EUCAST website has many visits and more than twice as many page views per month. For the first...EUCAST Workshop, ESCMID Global, Saturday 12 April, 8.30 - 11:30 CEST.
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Chairs:Alasdair MacGowan (Bristol, United Kingdom), Marlene Amara (Versailles,...EUCAST General Committee Meeting 12 April 15.00 - 16.30
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EUCAST Annual General Committee Meeting
ESCMID Global, Saturday 12 April, 15.00 – 16.30 am,...RAST methodology updated
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Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles (RAST) - several documents were...Calibrating zone diameters to MIC-values - 2025 update
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EUCAST calibration files in which inhibition zone diameters are calibrated to MIC-values are...Update of SOP 12
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SOP 12: "Process to Submit Disk Content (Potency) Data for Joint CLSI-EUCAST Working Group Review...Public consultation on breakpoints for Candida auris from the EUCAST AFST subcommittee
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Public consultation on breakpoints for Candida auris 2025-03-06 - 04-17.
Colistin gradient tests and disks have no place in susceptibility testing
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For many years EUCAST has warnedusers that colistin disk diffusion and gradient tests...Streptococcus pneumoniae and benzylpenicillin susceptibility testing.
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We are frequently asked questions regarding (1) EUCAST Warning No. 7: is this warning specifically...Guidance on cephalosporins for Staphylococcus aureus infections
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Updated guidance on the use of and dosing of cephalosporins for S. aureus infections.
Various...Reference MIC testing of M.tuberculosis released
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The EUCAST AMST reference method for M. tuberculosis MIC determination has now been released in the...Company Rationale Document template revised
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Companies are requested to complete a "company rationale document" to aid the EUCAST process of...ECOFFinder software removed from the EUCAST website
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ECOFFinder.The previously available ECOFFinder software is no longer accessible on the EUCAST...SOP 11 updated
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The SOP 11 has been updated to SOP 11.1 on 21 January, 2025. The SOP describes the selection of...Updated clinical breakpoints, dosages, QC and methods documents
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The yearly update of clinical breakpoint tables, QC tables, disk diffusion methods documents now...