EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
What to do when there are no breakpoints?
What to do when there are no breakpoints? Not every agent and/or species have breakpoints in EUCAST breakpoint tables. For some there may be PK/PD breakpoints, for others MIC distributions to guide recommendations. In this...[more]
EUCAST consultation on Aminopenicillin breakpoints for Enterobacterales (14 Jan, 2022)
EUCAST has releaed a general consultation and invites comments on proposed changes to aminopenicillin breakpoints for Enterobacterales (30 Nov, 2021 - 14 Jan, 2022). [more]
EUCAST Online seminars on 3 (breakpoint table 2022) and 9 December (disk diffusion of anaerobes), 2021
EUCAST invites toonline seminars on the 3 and 9 December - each seminaris open at 8-9 AM, 1-2 PM and 4-5PM to facilitate participationfor colleagues in different time zones. As always, seminars are free of...[more]
Several public consultations - deadline 15 November 2021
There are several public consultations which will expire 15 November, 2021. Vibrio species - genral consultationon EUCAST clinical breakpoints for five species pathogenic to man(1 October - 15 November). Queries on...[more]
Itraconazole rationale document updated
The two rationale documents on itraconazole (Candida spp and Aspergillus spp) were amalgamated and updated as Itraconazole rationale document v 3.0 (2021),[more]
EUCAST on "intrinsic resistance and unusual phenotypes" updated
The EUCAST document Advice on intrinsic resistance and exceptional phenotypes v 3.3has been updated 18 October, 2021.[more]
General consultation on colistin breakpoints
EUCAST is proposing to change colistin breakpoints to breakpoints in brackets. The consultation is open for comments between 6 October - 15 November. In breakpoint table v 12.0 (2022), EUCAST aims to introduce brackets for...[more]
