Bacteria

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 together before releasing any laboratory report.

What You’ll Find:

  • Breakpoint Tables – clear instructions on testing and interpretation.
  • Guidance Documents – answers to more complex or exceptional questions.
  • Expected Phenotypes and Expert Rules – tools to validate laboratory results and provide reliable advice for antibiotic therapy.

News

A new document clarifying the EUCAST recommendations for MIC determination of aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacterial species with broth microdilution has been published.  This document describes…

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This 2nd public consultation addresses comments made during the first consultation on the same topic.

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A revised version of the EUCAST guidance document on “When there are no breakpoints” has been published. The latest reformatted version contains further advice to help laboratories interpret…

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