The 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 guidance documents to aid clinical decision making when treating infectious diseases. 

Further details about EUCAST and its subcommittees can be found in the sections at the top of the webpage.

EUCAST News

The EUCAST General meeting will take place at ESCMID-Global on Monday20 April at 10:00-11:30 in room 12 (1st floor of the ICM). The EUCAST Steering Committee will be highlighting the progress made on…

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The Antifungal Susceptibility Testing (AFST) subcommittee has updated the warning regarding testing of amphotericin B against C. auris. Advice on several commercially available products have been…

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Version 12.1 of the fungi breakpoint tables is now published which includes correction of typographical errors for voriconazole breakpoints against Candida albicans and C. dubliniensis.

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The frequently asked questions document has recently been updated to include questions and answers relating to methods and breakpoints.

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A public consultation is open on a new working protocol for determining MICs of amikacin, clarithromycin and azithromycin on reference strains of Mycobacterium avium ATCC 700898 and Mycobacterium…

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A EUCAST General Committee meeting at ESCMID-Global on 20 April, 10:00-11:30 in room 12 of the convention centre.

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