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Author Clontz, Lucia.

Title Microbial limit and bioburden tests : validation approaches and global requirements / Lucia Clontz
Edition 2nd ed
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 325 pages) : illustrations
Contents Ch. 1. Microbial Life and Ecology -- Ch. 2. Microbial Contamination and Control -- Ch. 3. The USP Microbial Limit Tests -- Ch. 4. Pharmaceutical Waters -- Ch. 5. Environmental Monitoring -- Ch. 6. Bioburden Considerations in Equipment-Cleaning Validation -- Ch. 7. Method Validation and Media Suitability Testing -- Ch. 8. Microbiological Quality of Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Products and Raw Materials -- Ch. 9. Rapid Testing and Alternative Methods in Microbiology -- Ch. 10. Biofilms -- Ch. 11. Handling Aberrant and Out-of-Specification Microbial Data
Summary 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 changes. Microbial Limit and Bioburden Tests: Validation Approaches and Global Requirements guides readers through the various microbiological methods listed in the compendia with easy-to-follow diagrams and approaches to validations of such test methodologies. Includes New and Updated Material Now in its second edition, this work is the culmination of research and discussions with technical experts, as well as USP and FDA representatives on various topics of interest to the pharmaceutical microbiologist and those responsible for the microbial quality of products, materials, equipment, and manufacturing facilities. New in this edition is an entire chapter dedicated to the topic of biofilms and their impact on pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical operations. The subject of rapid methods in microbiology has been expanded and includes a discussion on the validation of alternative microbiological methods and a case study on microbial identification in support of a product contamination investigation. Substantially updated and revised, this book assists readers in understanding the fundamental issues associated with pharmaceutical microbiology and provides them with tools to create effective microbial contamination control and microbial testing programs for the areas under their responsibility
Notes Revised edition of: Microbial limit and bioburden tests for the pharmaceutical industry
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Drugs -- Microbiology -- Standards
Microbial contamination -- Measurement -- Standards
Drug Industry -- standards
Drug Contamination -- prevention & control
Equipment Contamination -- prevention & control
Microbiological Techniques
MEDICAL -- Drug Guides.
MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
MEDICAL -- Pharmacy.
MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Pharmacology.
Form Electronic book
Author Clontz, Lucia. Microbial limit and bioburden tests for the pharmaceutical industry
ISBN 9781420053494
1420053493