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New “Routine and extended internal quality control for MIC determination and agar dilution for yeasts, moulds and dermatophytes as recommended by EUCAST on how to interpret antifungal agents against Candida auris”

The EUCAST AFST have recently published v 8.0 of the routine and extended quality control ranges and targets for MIC determination in yeasts, moulds and dermatophytes, including QC ranges for antifungal agents against Candida auris (Candidozyma auris).

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New publication on how to interpret antifungal agents against Candida auris

The EUCAST AFST have recently published guidance on how to interpret susceptibility testing of amphotericin B, echinocandins and flucytosine against Candida auris (Candidozyma auris), using the EUCAST published breakpoints.

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Version 16.0 of the breakpoint tables: what’s new

Version 16.0 of the breakpoint tables include new breakpoints for gepotidacin against E. coli, S. saprohyticus and E. faecalis, revised breakpoints for trimethoprim and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for several species, restriction of daptomycin breakpoints to S. aureus only, a revised comment for carbapenem interpretation in Enterobacterales when a carbapenemase is detected, revised breakpoints for ampicillin and amoxicillin in endocarditis and meningitis against S. pneumoniae and Breakpoints for M. tuberculosis and bedaquiline determined using the EUCAST reference method.

Minor change to the EUCAST Screening method for the detection of azole and echinocandin resistance in Aspergillus using antifungal-containing agar plates, exemplified by A. fumigatus

A minor error was corrected in in table 1, page 13 of the EDef 10.2 document, the new version (10.3) has been published.

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Webinar to update on version 16.0 Breakpoint Tables for bacteria/mycobacteria

A webinar will be held on 20 January 2026 (12:00-13:00 CET) to highlight any changes in the new breakpoint tables. Members of EUCAST will expand on the changes made to version 16.0 of the breakpoint tables.

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Consultation on minor changes to version 16.0 Breakpoint Tables for bacteria/mycobacteria

A EUCAST public consultation is now open detailing two minor changes to version 16.0 of the breakpoint tables. Closing date for comments is 14 December 2025. 

Consultation on version 16.0 Breakpoint Tables for bacteria/mycobacteria

The new breakpoint tables for bacteria/mycobacteria is now available for public consultation (on correction of formatting issues only). Closing date for comments is 14 December 2025. The breakpoint tables for 2026 (V16) will be published in the first week of January 2026.