EDL MIC Testing Services The EUCAST Development Laboratory in Växjö, Sweden offers to determine minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) using broth microdilution according to the ISO standard 20776-1 (2019) to offer colleagues high quality MIC determination. The service is primarily organised to…
Get to know moreFor many years EUCAST and other committees have struggled with the term “intrinsic resistance”. There is no agreed definition and since breakpoints are always “exposure dependent” it is hard to agree on a definition which will survive changes in dosing, modes of administration and a sudden…
Get to know moreEUCAST Steering Committee The ESCMID-appointed Steering Committee consists of the Chair, Scientific Secretary, Clinical Data Co-ordinator, Technical Data Co-ordinator, Head of the EUCAST Development Laboratory, Educational Officer, Webmaster, Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic experts, a representative…
Get to know moreEUCAST Panel of S. pneumoniae and betalactam agents The panel consists of 10 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae with reference MIC values (mg/L) representing varying levels of susceptibility to beta-lactam agents, from wild type isolates to highly resistant. However, although the selection of…
Get to know moreThe EUCAST subcommittee on the role of whole genome sequencing in antimicrobial susceptibility testing has been re-established, under the leadership of Antonio Oliver (Spain). These are the findings and the conclusions of the previous subcommittee, published in 2017 (…
Get to know moreThe EUCAST preferred and recommended medium for AST of fastidious microorganisms is still MH-F, but MH-S can be used for most. EUCAST has now systematically compared _ MH-F and MH-S to see if the media are interchangeable. MH-F contains 5% mechanically defibrinated horse blood and beta-NAD and will…
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 moreRAST Publications EUCAST RAST is implemented widely. An increasing number of publications are available. Via library searches for "EUCAST" and "EUCAST RAST" we have identified an array of publications. They are presented in reverse chronological order. 2023 2022 2021 2020 Evaluation of prolonged…
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 moreSubcommittee on Antifungal Susceptibility Testing (AFST) The EUCAST Subcommittee on Antifungal Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST AFST) is a standing EUCAST subcommittee which deals with all aspects of antifungal susceptibility testing, including breakpoints for antifungal agents. Steering Committee…
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