Relevant external documents
Here you find other relevant document which were not prepared by EUCAST.
ECDC documents of relevance to antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
EULabCap news item:
- First indications of improved capability and capacity of public health microbiology laboratories in the European Union (http://bit.ly/2bvRYxG)
EU Laboratory Capability Monitoring System (EULabCap): Report on 2014 survey of EU/EEA country capabilities and capacities http://bit.ly/EuLabCap
- Whole genome sequencing empowers disease surveillance and outbreak investigation http://bit.ly/2bav4HM
PDF-report: Expert opinion on whole genome sequencing for public health surveillance - Strategy to harness whole genome sequencing http://bit.ly/2bs5sqC
PF-report: ECDC roadmap for integration of molecular typing and genomic typing into European-level surveillance and epidemic preparedness – Version 2.1, 2016-19 http://bit.ly/2brVFSo
ISO documents of relevance to antimicrobial susceptibility testing
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ISO 20776-1 (2019)
Susceptibility testing of infectious agents and evaluation of performance of antimicrobial susceptibility test devices - Part 1: Broth micro-dilution reference method for testing the in vitro activity of antimicrobial agents against rapidly growing aerobic bacteria involved in infectious diseases.
ISO 20776-2 (2021)
Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems - Susceptibility testing of infectious agents and evaluation of performance of antimicrobial susceptibility test devices - Part 2: Evaluation of performance of antimicrobial susceptibility test devices against reference broth micro-dilution.
Previous versions:
ISO 20776-1 (2006)
Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems - Susceptibility testing of infectious agents and evaluation of performance of antimicrobial susceptibility test devices - Part 1: Reference method for testing the in vitro activity of antimicrobial agents against rapidly growing aerobic bacteria involved in infectious diseases.
ISO 20776-2 (2007)
Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems — Susceptibility testing of infectious agents and evaluation of performance of antimicrobial susceptibility test devices — Part 2: Evaluation of performance of antimicrobial susceptibility test devices.
