Breakpoints validated for EUCAST short incubation disk diffusion directly from positive blood culture bottles.

For interpretation of rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, reading and interpreting inhibition zones after 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours and 16-20 hours, always use the RAST Breakpoint Tables (below). Do not use EUCAST standard breakpoint tables.

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 8.0 (Pdf for printing; 18 March, 2025). 

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 8.0 (Excel-table for screen display;18 March, 2025).

Archived tables:

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 7.2 (Pdf for printing; 23 September, 2024). Error related to Acinetobacter baumannii and ciprofloxacin corrected.

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 7.2 (Excel-table for screen display; 23 September, 2024). Error related to Acinetobacter baumannii and ciprofloxacin corrected.

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 7.1 (pdf-file for printing; 4 July, 2024)

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 7.,1 (Excel-table for screen; 4 July, 2024)

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 7.0 (pdf-file for printing; 25 March, 2024)

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 7.0 (Excel-table for screen; 25 March, 2024)

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 6.1 (pdf-file for printing; 7 June, 2023)

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 6.1 (Excel-table for screen; 7 June, 2023)

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 6.0 (pdf-file for printing; 25 April, 2023)

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 6.0 (Excel-table for screen; 25 April, 2023)

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 5.1 (pdf-file for printing; 3 May, 2022) - including a reading time beyond 8 h.

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 5.1 (Excel-table for screen; 13 May, 2022) - including a reading time beyond 8 h.

Breakpoints for Rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles, v 5.0 (pdf-file, 12 April, 2022; error corrected in version 5.1 above)

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, v 4.0 (pdf-file for printing; 1 January - 12 April, 2022)

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, v 4.0 (Excel-table for screen; 1 January - 12 April, 2022)

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, v 3.0 (pdf-file for printing; 1 January, 2021 - 31 December, 2021)

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, v 3.0 (Excel-table for screen; 1 January, 2021 - 31 December, 2021)

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, v 2.1 (pdf-file for printing; 20 April, 2020 - 30 December, 2020)

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, v 2.1 (Excel-table for screen; 20 April, 2020 - 30 December, 2020)

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, v 2.0 (pdf-file for printing; valid until 20 April, 2020)

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, v 2.0 (Excel-table for screen; valid until 20 April, 2020)

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, v 1.1 (pdf-file for printing); valid until 10 February, 2020.

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles, v 1.1 (Excel-table for screen); valid until 10 February, 2020.

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles v 1.0 (pdf for printing; valid until 2 May, 2019)

Breakpoint tables for Rapid AST directly from blood culture bottles v 1.0 (Excel for screen; valid until 2 May, 2019)