Microbial Limit and Bioburden Tests: Validation Approaches and Global Requirements,Second Edition

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CRC Press, Oct 14, 2008 - Science - 280 pages
In recent years, the field of pharmaceutical microbiology has experienced numerous technological advances, accompanied by the publication of new and harmonized compendial methods. It is therefore imperative for those who are responsible for monitoring the microbial quality of pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical products to keep abreast of the latest c
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Microbial Life and Ecology
1
Chapter 2 Microbial Contamination and Control
35
Chapter 3 The USP Microbial Limit Tests
63
Chapter 4 Pharmaceutical Waters
93
Chapter 5 Environmental Monitoring
113
Chapter 6 Bioburden Considerations in EquipmentCleaning Validation
139
Chapter 7 Method Validation and Media Suitability Testing
159
Chapter 8 Microbiological Quality of Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Products and Raw Materials
203
Chapter 9 Rapid Testing and Alternative Methods in Microbiology
223
Chapter 10 Biofilms
263
Chapter 11 Handling Aberrant and OutofSpecification Microbial Data
299
Index
311
Back cover
327
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Lucia Clontz

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