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). Never use EUCAST standard breakpoint tables.
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.
*An error in the the version 5.0 (from April 12, see below) was corrected in version 5.1.
Archived tables:
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)
28 November, 2018
