Ultrasonication of pyrogenic microorganisms improves the detection of pyrogens in the Mono Mac 6 assay

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-57

  Moesby, Lise ^a   Hansen, Erik W ^a   Christensen, Jens D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Bacillus subtilis; Candida albicans; Interleukin 6; Salmonella typhimurium; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASSAY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL LINE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MONOCYTES; PYROGENS; SONICATION;

EID: 0034083854     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0987(00)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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