EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
EUCAST AFST QC Table updated!
There is a new version and update of the EUCAST AFST QC table![more]
EUCAST at ECCMID 2019
This document lists a variety of EUCAST activities during ECCMID 2019 in Amsterdam. [more]
Antibiotic disks from 9 manufacturers - variable quality
The quality of antibiotic disks from 9 manufacturers was checked by EUCAST. Some manufacturers had serious quality issues and laboratories are urged to ascertain the quality of disks used for routine susceptibility testing. The...[more]
RAST of Acinetobacter
EUCAST is currently working on including Acinetobacter baumannii among species with criteria for rapid AST directly from positive blood culture bottles. The organisms grows well already after 4 and 6 hours and criteria for short...[more]
Tedizolid rationale document available
The rationale document describing tedizolid characteristics is now available among rationale documents.[more]
Expert Rules - public consultation!
The revised EUCAST Expert Rules document is now open for public consultation. [more]
Disks with and without clavulanic acid for the confirmation of ESBL
EUCAST introduces new disks for the confirmation of the presence of ESBL in Enterobacterales. See the guidance document.[more]
