EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
BSAC leading article in JAC on UK switch from BSAC to EUCAST disk diffusion
The BSAC working party on antimicrobial susceptibility testing recommends UK laboratories to switch to EUCAST disk diffusion in 2016 since the BSAC disk diffusion method will no longer be updated.[more]
The EUCAST Clinical Breakpoint Tables v. 6.0 for consultation.
Every year, EUCAST publishes next year´s breakpoint tables 2 - 3 weeks in advance to consult with all users.The final version will be published on the 1st of January 2016 both as an excel-version for use on screen and as a...[more]
EUCAST documents available in Chinese
The EUCAST breakpoint tables and one general document on EUCAST are now available in Chinese on the EUCAST website.[more]
New information on antifungal susceptibility testing
Clinical breakpoints for antifungal agents v 8.0 published. Breakpoints and rationale documentfor isavuconazole available. SeparateQC AFST table published.[more]
Wide variation in disk quality in 16 selected disks from nine manufacturers
During 2014 and 2015, EUCAST has evaluated the disk potency of 16 strategically important antibiotic disks from nine manufacturers of disks for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Results from the first study were released at...[more]
Consultation on "Intrinsic resistance and exceptional phenotypes"
EUCAST Expert Rules version 2.0 was published on 29 October 2011. The rules are currently under review and proposals for changes to the intrinsic resistance and exceptional phenotypes tables are presented here with a summary of...[more]
Consultation on breakpoints for nitroxoline
EUCAST consults widely on proposed breakpoints for nitroxoline used in some European countries in the treatment of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections. The consultation document should be commented on using the EUCAST...[more]
