EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
Candida auris with EUCAST breakpoints (preprint)
How to interpret MICs of amphotericin B, echinocandins and flucytosine againstCandida auris(Candidozyma auris) according to the newly established EUCAST breakpoints. Maiken Cavling Arendrup et al. CMI 2025...[more]
SOP 9 updated
SOP 9: Procedure for establishing zone diameterbreakpoints and quality control criteria for newantimicrobial agents, has been updated from 9.3 to 9.4. This SOP describes the necessary interaction between EUCAST,...[more]
EUCAST web page statistics updated
The EUCAST webpages: the number of monthly page views and downloads continue to rise. Statistics are updated quarterly. [more]
Guidance on Infective endocarditis updated
EUCAST Guidance on Infective endocarditis update 10 July 2025. [more]
TSU and TRI consultation finalised
Proposed revision of breakpoints for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim.Public consultation 2025-05-07 - 2025-06-18. As a final result of each consultation, the comments obtained and the EUCAST Steering...[more]
Is there a EUCAST alternative to MH-F for AST of fastidious organisms?
Susceptibility testing of fastidious organisms - is there an alternative to MH-F? Public consultation 2025-06-19 - 08-29. The EUCAST medium MH-F was developed for AST of fastidious organisms.Colleagues in some areas of the...[more]
Candida auris - comments to consultation and EUCAST AFST responses and actions
EUCAST AFST recently proposed new breakpoints for amphotericin B, three echinocandins and flucytosine against Candida auris. A public consultation was held 2025-03-06 - 2025-04-17. Now (2025-06-17) the EUCAST AFST has responded...[more]
