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Challenges Encountered in the Implementation of Bio-Fluorescent Particle Counting Systems as a Routine Microbial Monitoring Tool

Allison Scott, Ans Vanbroekhoven, Cedric Joossen, Chris Knutsen, David Govezensky, Hans-Joachim Anders, James Cannon, Joanny Salvas, Michael Dingle, Patrick Hutchins, Petra Merker, Philip Villari, Stephanie Ramsey, Anthony Cundell, Victoria Navarro and Margit Franz-Riethdorf
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology January 2023, 77 (1) 2-9; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012726
Allison Scott
1PEMM/Azbil North America Research and Development: BioVigilant, 2005 W. Ruthrauff Rd. #151, Tucson, AZ 85705;
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Ans Vanbroekhoven
2BioPhorum/Sanofi, Cipalstraat 8, 2440 Geel, Belgium;
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Cedric Joossen
3OWBA/Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Turnhoutseweg 30, 2340 Beerse, Belgium;
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Chris Knutsen
4BioPhorum/Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ;
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David Govezensky
5BioPhorum/Bio-Technology General (Israel) Ltd., POB 571, Be'er Tuvia Industrial Zone, Kiryat Malachi 8310402, Israel;
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Hans-Joachim Anders
6OWBA/Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Schaffhauserstrasse 101, 4332 Stein, Switzerland;
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James Cannon
7PEMM/Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc., 900 Middlesex Turnpike, Building 8, Billerica, MA 01821;
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Joanny Salvas
8BioPhorum/Pfizer, Kirkland, Quebec, Canada;
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Michael Dingle
9PEMM/TSI Incorporated, 500 Cardigan Road, Shoreview, MN 55126;
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Patrick Hutchins
9PEMM/TSI Incorporated, 500 Cardigan Road, Shoreview, MN 55126;
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Petra Merker
10BioPhorum/Bayer AG, Müllerstr. 178, D-13353 Berlin, Germany;
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Philip Villari
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Stephanie Ramsey
12BioPhorum/Amgen, Inc., One Amgen Center Dr., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320;
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Anthony Cundell
13PEMM/Microbiological Consulting, LLC., 105 Lee Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583;
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Victoria Navarro
14BioPhorum/Pfizer, S. S. de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain; and
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Margit Franz-Riethdorf
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