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Get to know moreBreakpoints in brackets in EUCAST tables EUCAST breakpoints in brackets Guidance document, 1 December, 2021 Download PDF Recently, EUCAST introduced the concept of “breakpoints in brackets” to warn against the use of specific agents without the use of additional therapeutic measures. For these…
Get to know moreClinical breakpoint table (Yeast and moulds) Breakpoints and methods for susceptibility testing of yeasts, moulds and dermatophytes are developed and validated by the EUCAST subcommittee on AFST. Document Description Clinical breakpoints for fungi v. 12.0 PDF file for printing; valid from 26 June,…
Get to know moreIVDR and EUCAST The IVDR ( EU regulation 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices ) was published in April 2017 and is closely aligned to the EU regulation on medical devices. EUCAST receives many queries on how this regulation affects EUCAST recommendations and guidance. After having…
Get to know moreNational AST Committees (NAC) EUCAST recommends that countries form a “National Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Committee” (or a committee corresponding to this description). Developing a NAC in a Country can be useful when adopting or implementing EUCAST antimicrobial susceptibility testing…
Get to know moreEducation Stay informed on EUCASTs upcoming and previous educational activities here. If you have any feedback or ideas, please contact us via the contact form in the bottom of the page. Upcoming Activites Upcoming activites (e.g. webinars) will be announced here. Previous Activities Previous…
Get to know moreDefinitions of S, I and R EUCAST in 2019 changed the definitions of susceptibility testing categories S, I and R as shown below. Results of several consultations on the new definitions are available on the EUCAST website under “Consultations”. S - Susceptible , standard dosing regimen: A…
Get to know moreDocument Archive Breakpoint tables QC tables Guidance documents Expert rules Rationale documents Disk diffusion methodology Disk diffusion validation RAST Expected phenotypes Broth microdilution Clinical breakpoints (v 14.0) - file for printing (1 Jan, 2024 - 31 Dec 2024) Clinical breakpoints (v…
Get to know morePublic Consultations Public consultation is part of the EUCAST decision process. The consultation period is 4 - 12 weeks, and the dates of the beginning and end of the period is clearly stated. Current public consultations Subject Dates Description Carbapenem susceptibility testing and reporting -…
Get to know morePublications and Presentations Recent publication: Multicentre evaluation of a EUCAST-based agar-screening method for terbinafine and itraconazole susceptibility of Trichophyton spp. Meletiadis J, Siopi M, Jørgensen KM, Escribano P, van de Lee H, Buil JB, Friberg N, Guinea J, Arendrup MC. Clin…
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