EUCAST News
Here you can find the latest news and updates from EUCAST.
Methods document on MIC testing of yeasts updated by AFST
The Edef 7.4 document "Method for the determination of broth dilution minimum inhibitory concentrations of antifungal agents for yeasts" has been updated (v. 7.4, 13 October, 2023). [more]
Consultation on proposed changes in the 2024 (v 14.0) breakpoint table
In preparation for next year´s table (EUCAST Breakpoint Table 14.0, 2024), EUCAST aims to institute several changes as listed below. Each change is minor but may still have unforeseen consequences in individual laboratories. If...[more]
SOPs 12 and 13 on the development of appropriate disks content published
EUCAST and CLSI have developed joint critera for determining the appropriate disk content (potency) for antibiotic disks used for disk diffusion in methods recommended by EUCAST and CLSI. SOPs 12 and 13 describe procedures for...[more]
Optimised dosing of antibiotics - understanding PK/PD, clinical breakpoints, and therapeutic drug monitoring
Optimised dosing of antibiotics - understanding PK/PD, clinical breakpoints, and therapeutic drug monitoring; Boston, United States, 9 – 10 October 2023. [more]
Cefiderocol susceptibility testing - an update
This is to inform all EUCAST users that the evaluation of cefiderocol susceptibility testing methods is being taken very seriously by EUCAST and still on-going. Our aim is to have a modified recommendation available on the...[more]
Consultations on B. melitensis and B.anthracis 1 Sept - 20 Oct
See public consultations on Brucella melitensis and Bacillus anthracis (1 Sept - 20 Oct). [more]
Correlation between MIC and disk diffusion for anaerobic bacteria. Updated file with more antibiotics.
The correlation between MIC and inhibition zone diameters in disk diffusion is excellent when utilizing species specific breakpoints for anaerobic species and species groups, in the same way EUCAST has dealt with facultative...[more]
