Clinical microbiology portal · EUCAST v16.1
Clinical microbiology:Breakpoints and bench notes
Clinical microbiology portal: disk-diffusion antibiogram interpreter (EUCAST v16.1), Rugai with lysine identification, a catalog of 100 routine microorganisms and bench calculators.
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Practical Microbiology
193-page guide with 18 chapters: identification, CLSI-based susceptibility testing, bench calculations, 70 exercises and 34 case studies.
- ✓Step-by-step identification guide
- ✓CLSI-based susceptibility testing
- ✓Calculations and dilutions manual
- ✓70 exercises with answers
- ✓34 case studies with discussion
The BrCAST halo interpreter
Choose one of the 8 isolate groups — Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Streptococcus A/B/C/G, S. pneumoniae or Haemophilus influenzae — fill in the disc batch used on the plate, and the site returns the category for each antimicrobial, the applied breakpoint, and the consolidated report ready for review.
By disc batch
Fill in the entire isolate panel at once, just like on the plate.
Criterion at a glance
Each result shows the applied cut-off, e.g.: S ≥ 22 mm · R < 16 mm.
Bench notes
Cefoxitin as MRSA marker, D-test, screenings and confirmation alerts.
Identification
Rugai with lysine tube interpreter (IAL) for presumptive identification of Enterobacterales and non-fermenters.
Access →02Antibiogram
The halo becomes a report in seconds. Interpreter aligned with EUCAST v16.1 breakpoints (effective 24/06/2026).
Access →03Microorganisms
Searchable catalog of routine agents: identification, culture, intrinsic resistances, and bench alerts.
Access →Microorganism catalog
100 routine agents, each with its own species page
Identification, culture media, growth, intrinsic resistances and bench alerts — searchable by name, site or resistance profile.
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Escherichia coli
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Candida albicans
8–10 mL
per blood culture bottle in adults
≥10⁵ CFU/mL
classic cut-off in symptomatic midstream urine
0.5 McFarland
inoculated within 15 minutes
4 mm
Mueller-Hinton thickness