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Rapid Sterility Test Systems in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Applying a Structured Approach to Their Evaluation, Validation and Global Implementation

Sven Deutschmann, Mousumi Paul, Marja Claassen-Willemse, Jonas van den Berg, Pieta IJzerman-Boon, Viviane Grunert da Fonseca, Ellen Brunbech, Lynn Johnson, Chris Knutsen, Lucile Plourde, Joanny Salvas, Philip Villari and Lisa Wysocki
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2023, 77 (3) 211-235; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012672

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Rapid Sterility Test Systems in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Applying a Structured Approach to Their Evaluation, Validation and Global Implementation
Sven Deutschmann, Mousumi Paul, Marja Claassen-Willemse, Jonas van den Berg, Pieta IJzerman-Boon, Viviane Grunert da Fonseca, Ellen Brunbech, Lynn Johnson, Chris Knutsen, Lucile Plourde, Joanny Salvas, Philip Villari, Lisa Wysocki
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2023, 77 (3) 211-235; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012672
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