Archive of EUCAST tables and documents

Archive - AST of bacteria

For archived a documents pertaining to antifungals, go to the AFST archive.

Breakpoint tables

• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 13.1) - file for printing (1 Jan - 31 Dec, 2023). Breakpoints for anaerobic bacteria added in June, 2023. 
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 13.1) - file for screen (1 Jan - 31 Dec, 2023). Breakpoints for anaerobic bacteria added in June, 2023.  
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 12.0) - file for printing (1 Jan - 31 Dec, 2022)
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 12.0) - file for screen (1 Jan - 31 Dec, 2022)
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 11.0) - file for printing (1 Jan - 31 Dec, 2021)
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 11.0) - file for screen (1 Jan - 31 Dec, 2021)
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 10.0) - pdf for printing (1 Jan - 31 Dec, 2020)
  Erratum: In the 2020 breakpoint table, imipenem-relebactam breakpoints under Enterobacterales, should read "valid except for Morganellaceae".
  Addendum: Temocillin breakpoints and AST methods (21 April, 2020)
  Addendum: Cefiderocol breakpoints and AST methods (30 April, 2020)
  Addendum: Ceftolozane-tazobactam zone diameter breakpoints for H. influenzae (16 June, 2020)
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 10.0) - excel file for screen (1 Jan - 31 Dec, 2020). For opening the Excel file, use only the original Microsoft^TM Excel® programme - otherwise some functions may be lost. 
  Erratum: In the 2020 breakpoint table, imipenem-relebactam breakpoints under Enterobacterales, should read "valid except for Morganellaceae".
  Addendum: Temocillin breakpoints and AST methods (21 April, 2020)
  Addendum: Cefiderocol breakpoints and AST methods (30 April, 2020)
  Addendum: Ceftolozane-tazobactam zone diameter breakpoints for H. influenzae (16 June, 2020) 
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 9.0) (until 31 Dec, 2019) - for Printing.
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 9.0) (until 31 Dec, 2019) - for screen.
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 8.1) (until 31 Dec, 2018) - for printing
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 8.1) (until 31 Dec, 2018) - for screen
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 8.0) (until 16 May, 2018) - for printing
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 8.0) (until 16 May, 2018) . for screen
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 7.1) (until 31 Dec, 2017) - for printing
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria (v 7.1) (until 31 Dec, 2017) - for screen
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria v 6.0 (until Dec 31, 2016) - for printing
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria v 6.0 (until Dec 31, 2016) - for screen
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria v 5.0 (until Dec 31, 2015) - for printing
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria v 5.0 (until Dec 31, 2015) - for screen
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria v 4.0 (until Dec 31, 2014) - for printing
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria v 4.0) (until Dec 31, 2014) - for screen
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria v 3.1 (until Dec 31, 2013) - for printing
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria v 3.1 (until Dec 31, 2013) - for screen
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria v 2.0 (until Dec 31, 2012) - for printing
• Clinical breakpoints - bacteria v 2.0 (until Dec 31, 2012) - for screen
• Clinical breakpoint tables v 1.3 (until Dec 31, 2011) - for printing
• Clinical breakpoint tables v 1.3 (until Dec 31, 2011)  - for screen
• EUCAST breakpoint tables v 1.2 (until Jan 5, 2011)
• EUCAST breakpoint tables v 1.1 (until Dec 21, 2010)
• EUCAST breakpoint tables v 1.0 (until Apr 27, 2010)

QC tables 

• QC tables 13.2 (2023-06-29 - 2023-12-31) added recommendations for anaerobic QC strains.
• QC tables 13.1 (2023-03-13 - 2023-06-29) 
• QC tables v 13.0 (2023-01-02 - 2023-03-13)
• QC tables v 12.0 (2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31)
• QC tables v 11.0 (2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31)
• QC tables v 10.0 (2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31) 
• QC tables v 9.1 (2019-01-01 - 2019-12-31)
• QC Tables v 9.0 (until 2019-12-31
• QC Tables v 8.0 (until 2018-12-31)
• QC Tables v 7.0 (until 2018-01-03)
• QC Tables v 6.1 (until 2016-12-31)
• QC Tables v 5.0 (until 2016-01-10)
• QC Tables v 4.0 (until 2015-01-11)
• Extended QC Tables v 1.0 (until 2015-01-11)
• QC Tables v 3.1 (until 5 September, 2014)
• QC Tables v 2.1 (until 21 December, 2012)
• QC Tables v 2.0 (until 29 June, 2012)
• QC Tables v 1.3 (until 1 January, 2012)
• QC Tables v 1.2 (until 21 December, 2010)
• QC Tables v 1.1 (until 27 April, 2010)
• QC Tables v 1.0 

Disk Diffusion documents

• Disk diffusion manual v 11.0 (2 January, 2023)
• Disk diffusion - Slide show v 11.0 (2 January, 2023)
• Disk diffusion - Manual v 10.0 (1 January, 2022)
• Disk diffusion - Slide show v 10.0 (1 January, 2022)
• Disk diffusion - Reading guide v 9.0 (1 January 2022)
• Anaerobic bacteria - disk diffusion methodology v 1.0 (1 January 2022)
• Anaerobic bacteria - disk diffusion reading guide v 1.0 (1 January 2022) 
  Disk diffusion breakpoints for anaerobic bacteria are valid for FAA with 5% mechanically defibrinated horse blood as the only additive.
• Disk diffusion - Manual v 9.0 (1 January, 2021)
• Disk diffusion - Slide show v 9.0 (1 January, 2021)
• Disk diffusion - Reading guide v 8.0 (1 January, 2021)
• Disk Diffusion - Manual v 8.0 (1 January, 2020)
• Disk Diffusion - Slide Show v 8.0 (1 January, 2020)
• Disk Diffusion - Reading Guide v 7.0 (1 January, 2020) 
• Disk Diffusion - Manual v 7.0 (3 January - 31 December, 2019)
• Disk Diffusion - Slide Show (3 January - 31 December, 2019) 
• Disk Diffusion - Reading Guide (3 January - 31 December, 2019) 
• Disk Diffusion - Manual v 6.0 (9 January, 2017 - 3 January, 2019)  
• Disk Diffusion - Slide Show (9 January, 2017 - 3 January, 2019)  
• Disk Diffusion - Reading Guide v 6.0 (9 January, 2017 - 3 January, 2019)  
• Disk Diffusion - Manual v 5.0  (26 January, 2015 - 9 January, 2017) 
• Disk Diffusion Manual v 4.0 (June 2014 - December 2014)
• Disk Diffusion Manual v 3.0 (April 2013 - May 2014) 
• Disk Diffusion Manual v 2.0 (January 2012 - March 2013) 
• Disk Diffusion Manual v 1.0 (December 2009 - December 2011)

• Preparation of agar plates and broth for EUCAST AST v 6.0 (1 January, 2020 - 31 December 2021)
• Preparation of agar plates and broth for EUCAST AST v 5.0 (9 January, 2017 - 31 January, 2019)

Broth microdilution documents

• Broth microdilution - EUCAST reading guide v 4.0 (1 January 2022) 
• Broth microdilution - EUCAST reading guide v 3.0 (1 Jan - 31 Dec 2021)
• Broth microdilution - EUCAST reading guide v 2.0 (2 Mar - 31 Jan 2020)

For archived documents pertaining to antifungal susceptibility testing - go to the AFST archive.