Expert rules

European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST)

EUCAST expert rules are a tabulated collection of expert knowledge on intrinsic resistances, exceptional resistance phenotypes and interpretive rules that may be applied to antimicrobial susceptibility testing in order to reduce errors and make appropriate recommendations for reporting particular resistances.
Link to EUCAST expert rules.

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) documents are developed by experts working on document development committees, subcommittees or working groups under the direction and supervision of a consensus committee. Development of CLSI standards is a dynamic process with the current documents available for purchasing via the CLSI website.


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