Dear colleagues,
The following news items have been published in the previous month:
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01 Sep 2024:
Breakpoint tables are used together with other EUCAST guidance
The EUCAST breakpoint tables are part of a system for categorising
microorganisms as susceptible (S and I) and resistant (R) to agents
approved for use in the treatment of infectious diseases. Breakpoint tables are
freely available but we would like to remind users of other parts of
the system which are equally important. These are for example "Expert Rules" and "Expected Phenotypes", "What to do when there are no breakpoints" and other guidance documents, such as those dealing with how to cope with "IE",
"Dash", "Breakpoints in brackets" and disease specific breakpoints. We would also like to remind users of the public consultation process in which everyone can participate. Consultations for autum 2024 are being prepared:
- Endocarditis breakpoints are under review - discussions ongoing and consultation is being prepared.
- Nocardiae spp - breakpoints and MIC/Zone diameter distributions and
criteria are being developed - more difficult than anticipated. Species
identification, species multitude and diversity of results are
problematic. The good news is that it seems disk diffusion can be made
to work better than initially anticipated.
- A version of the EUCAST dosing table relevant for children, is under
preparation and we hope to share a first version for comments and
questions in September/October.
Please visit the EUCAST News page to read more.
All changes to the EUCAST website and to AST recommendations and guidance are listed in a table on the EUCAST website!
With kind regards,
EUCAST
