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Mycoplasma Clearance and Risk Analysis in a Model Bioprocess

Julie Wang, Sarah Johnson, Matthew Brown, Scott Lute, Cyrus Agarabi, Alena Dabrazhynetskaya, Vladimir Chizhikov and Kurt Brorson
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2017, 71 (2) 99-114; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2016.007054
Julie Wang
1Division II/Office of Biotechnology Products/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903. Views expressed in this article represent those of the authors and not necessarily policy or guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and
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Sarah Johnson
1Division II/Office of Biotechnology Products/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903. Views expressed in this article represent those of the authors and not necessarily policy or guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and
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Matthew Brown
1Division II/Office of Biotechnology Products/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903. Views expressed in this article represent those of the authors and not necessarily policy or guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and
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Scott Lute
1Division II/Office of Biotechnology Products/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903. Views expressed in this article represent those of the authors and not necessarily policy or guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and
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Cyrus Agarabi
1Division II/Office of Biotechnology Products/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903. Views expressed in this article represent those of the authors and not necessarily policy or guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and
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Alena Dabrazhynetskaya
2Division of Viral Products/Office of Vaccine Research and Review/Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903
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Vladimir Chizhikov
2Division of Viral Products/Office of Vaccine Research and Review/Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903
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1Division II/Office of Biotechnology Products/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903. Views expressed in this article represent those of the authors and not necessarily policy or guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and
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