Tag Archives: antimicrobial susceptibility testing

AST, MIC, Clinical Breakpoints, ECOFFs and AST QC

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

Please remember to revise this page for the detailed explanations about AST, MICs, Breakpoints, ECOFFs etc.  A summary of relevant concepts is here – Antimicrobial susceptibility testing practical approaches to quality control Nov 2016. Some questions that arose in today’s tutorial-  1. … Continue reading →

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How well is your lab performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing?

Posted on January 3, 2016 by

Production of reliable AST results is critical for clinicians and their patients. AST results enable correct antibiotic therapy to be directed against the specific pathogen(s). Please review this brief presentations from our bacteriology scientist Fiona Oehme.  EUCAST AST Quality Control F Courtney 2016 … Continue reading →

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Preparing accurate cumulative antibiograms – some pointers – part 1

Posted on December 12, 2014 by

Preparation of cumulative antibiograms that describe local bacterial susceptibility patterns is an essential requirement for sensible empirical antibiotic prescribing and guideline development. Over coming weeks, I will share learnings from Australia where all hospitals are compiling antibiograms that are in accord … Continue reading →

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