Reference Method The EUCAST reference method for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex is broth microdilution in Middlebrook 7H9. See following documents for further information. EUCAST reference protocol for MIC determination of anti-tuberculous agents against isolates of the Mycobacterium…
Get to know moreInformation for pharmaceutical companies intending to bring new antimicrobial drugs to EUCAST for breakpoints The development of clinical breakpoints for new agents requires agreement and acceptance of the data generated in support of decisions on clinical breakpoints, wild type MIC distributions,…
Get to know morePublic consultation 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. Previous public consultations with comments and EUCAST responses 2025 Archive Proposed new breakpoints for…
Get to know moreDocument Archive Breakpoint tables for fungi QC tables Methodology Rationale documents Clinical breakpoints for fungi (v 11.0) - pdf file for printing (until 26 June, 2025) Clinical breakpoints for fungi (v 11.0) - excel file for screen (until 26 June, 2025) Clinical breakpoints for fungi (v 10.0) -…
Get to know morePublications by EUCAST in peer-reviewed journals 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Archive Aminoglycoside breakpoints – the EUCAST approach and what this means for the clinician. C. Giske et al., Clin. Microbiol. Inf. 2025. Go to publication Rationale for contemporary antimicrobial treatment of…
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 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…
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