Definitions 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 moreIVDR and EUCAST English Français Deutsch 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…
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 Deadline Description Proposed revision of breakpoints for meropenem…
Get to know moreDocument Archive Breakpoint tables QC tables Guidance documents Expert rules Rationale documents Disk diffusion methodology Media Preparation Disk diffusion validation RAST Expected phenotypes Broth microdilution Clinical breakpoints (v 15.0) - file for printing (1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025)…
Get to know morePublications and Presentations Recent publication: How to interpret MICs of amphotericin B, echinocandins and flucytosine against Candida auris ( Candidozyma auris ) according to the newly established European Committee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) breakpoints Maiken Cavling…
Get to know moreSetting breakpoints for agent-inhibitor combinations was updated 14 December, 2021
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