FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING NEUTRALISERS FOR USE IN GROWTH MEDIA

摘要

When working as a microbiologist in an aseptic manufacturing facility, getting accurate results from the environmental monitoring regime in cleanrooms, specifically from contact plates and swabs, is always a concern. Similarly, the accuracy of sterility testing results is a concern, especially when the pharmaceutical product formulation could have anti-microbial properties. It can be both disastrous and extremely frustrating when a contamination event takes place, particularly one involving a sterile product, and one which cannot be linked to a specific reason or root cause.