EUCAST to establish phage susceptibility testing (PST) Europe is taking a significant step towards bringing bacteriophage therapy closer to routine clinical use by establishing phage susceptibility testing

EUCAST has established a dedicated Phage Susceptibility Testing (PST) Subcommittee. The group will focus on developing harmonised laboratory approaches to evaluate the activity of therapeutic phages.

#PhageTherapy #AntimicrobialResistance #EUCAST

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Just published new #breakpoints by #EUCAST.
#Bad news: values for #TMP_SMX have been significantly #lowered for key #pathogens.
Bad news under an #antimicrobial_stewardhisp perspective since the combination is a cornerstone of #Oral_is_the_new_IV.

@escmid.bsky.social #IDSky.

📢 New from our group in J Med Microbiol (@microbiologysociety.org): “The Lingering Legacy of One Letter in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.”

Clinicians must understand the #SIE concept to avoid unnecessary carbapenem use.

🔗 doi.org/10.1099/jmm....

#AMR #AMS #EUCAST #MicroSky #IDSky

How to interpret MICs of amphotericin B, echinocandins and flucytosine against Candida auris (Candidozyma auris) according to the newly established European Committee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility ... The following ECOFFs and breakpoints were established for C auris: amphotericin B: ECOFF: 2 mg/L, S: ≤0.001 mg/L, R: >2 mg/L; implying that the entire wild-type distribution is susceptible, increased ...

🦠 New EUCAST breakpoints for Candida auris (Candidozyma auris)! Learn how to interpret MICs for amphotericin B, echinocandins & flucytosine based on robust multicenter data. A must-read for clinical labs.
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40651666/
#CandidaAuris #EUCAST #AntifungalResistance

A multicentre study for determination of epidemiological cut-off values for Candida auris with EUCAST broth microdilution reference methodology - PubMed EUCAST ECOFFs have been determined for rezafungin, anidulafungin, micafungin, amphotericin B and flucytosine. They can be adopted to identify non-wild-type isolates and assist clinical breakpoint sett...

🔬 New milestone in antifungal testing!
EUCAST ECOFFs for Candida auris established via multicentre study — a step forward in identifying resistant strains & guiding treatment.
📖 Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40728839/
#CandidaAuris #EUCAST #AntifungalResistance

#Historical #breakpoints are simply that…
set in a simpler time where lots of knowledge that we now have, was lacking.
#EUCAST has provided guidance on what to do when breakpoints are lacking !

Prof Christian Giske
#antimicrobials2025 #IDsky #AMSsky

A year in clinical micro with Prof Tony Korman- the impact of changes in peer review and retractions, use of #AI, updates in reporting #EUCAST #USCAST #CLSI, changes in taxonomy, antiviral resistance testing… the list goes on!!!! #antimicrobials2025 @monashuniversity.bsky.social

#CLSI recommended medium BBA performs worse in terms of reproducibility and detection of metronidazole resistance, whereas FAA-HB as recommended by #EUCAST does notably better. WC gives highest metronidazole MIC but is less reproducible across the board.

Candida auris MIC testing by EUCAST and clinical and laboratory standards institute broth microdilution, and gradient diffusion strips; to be or not to be amphotericin B resistant? @escmid.bsky.social #EFISG #EUCAST doi.org/10.1016/j.cm...

🎥Sharing the first of several on-demand lectures from the 33rd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Prof. Gunnar Kahlmeter presented the opening lecture on the "The quirks of the #EUCAST susceptibility testing system".
youtu.be/A7I_C84BLm8

#antimicrobials @souhakanj.bsky.social

Many thanks to you for your invaluable insights with the #AMRounds series. This is also a testament to the difference between #EUCAST and #CLSI rules, since according to the former meropenem #MIC of 2 means susceptibility although at the #breakpoint. Borderline isolates deserve attention for sure.

We need to get #eucast on here 🥰

En resumen, se trata de evaluar la utilidad de los breakpoints sRAST de #EUCAST, mediante difusión con discos (4 horas de incubación) a partir de hemocultivos positivos.

✍️ @vicerlopez, @joseluiscortesc, @AnaRizSan, @segarciafe y @RafaMCanton, bajo el paraguas de @ciberinfec.

Usefulness of EUCAST rapid antibiotic susceptibility breakpoints and screening cut-off values directly from blood cultures for the inference of β-lactam resistance mechanisms in Enterobacterales AbstractBackground. Reducing the turnaround time for reporting antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) results is important for adjusting empirical trea

✍️ Nuevo trabajo de nuestro grupo.

Usefulness of #EUCAST rapid antibiotic susceptibility breakpoints and screening cut-off values directly from blood cultures for the inference of β-lactam resistance mechanisms in Enterobacterales

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