Document Archive SOPs SOP 1. Setting breakpoints for new antimicrobial agents Previous versions: v 1.4 (2 December 2021) ; v 1.3 (23 October 2019) ; v 1.2 (21 November 2016) ; v 1.1 (26 September 2010) SOP 2. Harmonising breakpoints for existing antimicrobial agents Previous versions: v 2.4 (2…
Get to know moreRapid AST directly from blood culture bottles EUCAST has developed a method for rapid AST (reading at 4, 6 or 8h and since April 2022 also after 16-20 hours incubation) directly from positive blood culture bottles (RAST). The rationale is available in JAC . Following the initial development,…
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 moreThe European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing - EUCAST EUCAST is a scientific committee formed in 1997 and is jointly organized by ESCMID , ECDC and European national breakpoint committees. EUCAST develops antimicrobial susceptibility testing methodology, interpretative criteria and…
Get to know moreDevelopment of clinical breakpoints and ECOFFs How to collect and handle PK data Supporting information Guideline VetCAST PK analysis Author: VetCAST Date 06/04/18 Download PDF Guideline to collect, archive, handle and analyse pharmacokinetic data for VetCAST The purpose of this Guideline document…
Get to know moreThe EUCAST breakpoint tables for bacteria 2021 published.
Get to know moreAntifungal breakpoints and ECOFFs and QC tables updated.
Get to know moreSetting breakpoints for agent-inhibitor combinations was updated 14 December, 2021
Get to know moreFosfomycin trometamol breakpoint revision - consultation 2 November - 30 November, 2020.
Get to know moreA publication on breakpoints for atypical mycobacteria from the EUCAST subcommittee on mycobacteria.
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