EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
ECOFFs – the why, the how and the don´ts of EUCAST epidemiological cutoff values.
Identifying the MIC wild type distribution and its delineation of species targeted for receiving antimicrobial agent breakpoints is an important first step for determining clinical breakpoints. Having the main responsibility in...[more]
Warning concerning MH broth for Thermofisher cefiderocol MIC panels.
Thermofisher/Sensititre have issue a warning against a malfunctioning broth for Sensititre panels containing cefiderocol resulting in too low cefiderocol MIC-values. The recommendation from the manufacturer is to ignore...[more]
Panel of well characterized P. aeruginosa strains available through EUCAST/CCUG.
Nine phenotypically and genetically well characterized P. aeruginosamade available through EUCAST/CCUG.[more]
EUCAST system for abbreviating antimicrobial agents - update
EUCAST system for antimicrobial name abbreviations (January 2022).Previous version(13 July, 2018)[more]
AFST comment on AST of dermatophytes
From the EUCAST Antifungal subcommittee (AFST): Comment on: Multicentre validation of a EUCAST method for the antifungal susceptibility testing of microconidiaforming dermatophytes.[more]
The table listing breakpoints and ECOFFs for antifungal agents and relevant fungi is now updated.
Antifungal agents have MIC distributions in the EUCAST MIC distribution database. ECOFFs are assessed and revised as new data is available. Also clinical breakpoints are regularly assessed and sometimed revised. The EUCAST AFST...[more]
All MIC/Zone diameter calibration file updated. Anaerobic bacteria added.
With changes in the breakpoint table v 12.0 and the adding of disk diffusion criteria for anaerobic bacterial and for Vibrio spp, the calibration filesshowing the relationship between MIC and inhibition zone...[more]
