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Performance Equivalence and Validation of a Rapid Microbiological Method for Detection and Quantification of Yeast and Mold in an Antacid Oral Suspension

Harold A. Prada-Ramírez, Ángela Aurora BeltrÁn-Osuna, Sandra Celeita and Juan Camilo Fonseca
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology July 2023, 77 (4) 268-280; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012632
Harold A. Prada-Ramírez
1Laboratorios Coaspharma S.A.S., CL 18A 28A-43, Bogotá, Colombia; and
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Ángela Aurora BeltrÁn-Osuna
2Escuela Tecnológica Instituto Técnico Central La Salle, CL 13 16-74, Bogotá, Colombia
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Sandra Celeita
1Laboratorios Coaspharma S.A.S., CL 18A 28A-43, Bogotá, Colombia; and
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Juan Camilo Fonseca
1Laboratorios Coaspharma S.A.S., CL 18A 28A-43, Bogotá, Colombia; and
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Harold A. Prada-Ramírez, Ángela Aurora BeltrÁn-Osuna, Sandra Celeita, Juan Camilo Fonseca
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Jul 2023, 77 (4) 268-280; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012632
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PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Jul 2023, 77 (4) 268-280; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012632

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