Consultation on proposed changes to meningitis breakpoints and chloramphenicol breakpoints - comments and EUCAST responses made available.
Get to know moreEUCAST has developed a disk diffusion method for AST of five important anaerobic species ( Bacteroides spp, Prevotella spp., Fusobacterium necrophorum, Clostridium perfringens and Cutibacterium acnes ). Methodology, QC criteria and a reading guide was recently published . Breakpoints (reviewed…
Get to know moreDevelopment of Clinical Breakpoints and ECOFFs The EUCAST AMST develops breakpoints and methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of mycobacteria. Rationale Documents Discover More Public Consultations A chance to review proposed EUCAST changes. Discover More Submit non-truncated MIC…
Get to know moreRapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles: breakpoints and QC updated to match the regular EUCAST breakpoints.
Get to know moreThe breakpoint table for antifungal agents (V. 11) and the overview of clinical breakpoints and ECOFFs have been updated.
Get to know moreAbout The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) is a scientific committee formed in 1997. EUCAST is jointly organised by the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and…
Get to know moreBacteria Most of EUCAST’s work is dedicated to defining breakpoints for bacteria that cause infections in humans. How to Use This Section: This page gives you access to information and services related to pathogenic bacteria. Important: All resources here are complementary. Please review them…
Get to know moreBreakpoints and QC for several species and agents have been updated for incubation beyond 8h. See breakpoint tables, calibration files and QC recommendations.
Get to know moreHow to interpret MICs of amphotericin B, echinocandins and flucytosine againstCandida auris(Candidozyma auris) according to the newly established EUCAST breakpoints. Maiken Cavling Arendrup et al. CMI 2025 (preprint) Objectives. The aim was to present an overview of the newly established ECOFFs 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. Previous public consultations with comments and EUCAST responses 2025 2024 2023 Archive The (preliminary)…
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