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Validation of the BacT/ALERT® 3D System for Rapid Sterility Testing of Biopharmaceutical Samples

Luis Jimenez, Narendra Rana, Joseph Amalraj, Kimberly Walker and Kasey Travers
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology January 2012, 66 (1) 38-54; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2012.00790
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