Identification of micro-organisms after milliflex rapid detection - A possibility to identify nonsterile findings in the milliflex rapid sterility test

PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-54

  Gray, Jennifer C ^a,b   Morandell, Dieter ^c   Gapp, Günther ^c   Goff, Nathalie L E ^a   Neuhaus, Gunther ^b   Staerk, Alexandra ^a  

^a Microbiological Quality Control Unit   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c Quality Assurance   (Austria)

Author keywords

ATP bioluminescence; Identification; Milliflex rapid detection; Rapid sterility test; Regrowth

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; REAGENT; DRUG; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MILLIFLEX RAPID SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; RAPID STERILITY TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG INDUSTRY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFERTILITY; LUMINESCENCE; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFERTILITY; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 80052991619     PISSN: 10797440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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