The EUCAST subcommittee on the role of whole genome sequencing (WGS) in antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) was re-established in 2023/24 under the leadership of Antonio Oliver and co-chair Ørjan Samuelsen. The remit of the subcommittee was to update the previous EUCAST review published 2017 and provide opinion on the role of WGS in AST.
The subcommittee has now completed the review and the findings and and conclusions of the subcommittee, published 2026, can be found here.
The subcommittee was re-established in 2023/24 under the leadership of Antonio Oliver and co-chair Örjan Samuelsen, with Scientific Secretary Carla Lopez-Causape. The subcommittee is tasked with updating the EUCAST document and opinion on the role of WGS in AST.
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