Ensuring pharmaceutical safety and efficacy hinges on rigorous quality control (QC). By identifying potential microbial contaminants early in drug development and production, microbial QC tests ...

Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) infections are one of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics to children. Although some ENT infections can be simple to identify and diagnose, others are more ...

Experts in Belgium have given reasons why they believe a second analysis is not needed when doing microbiological testing. The Scientific Committee of the Federal Agency for the Safety of ...

Microbial testing laboratories often face challenges such as genetic drift, variability in results, and the need for extensive preparation. These issues can lead to inconsistent results and increased ...

Microbial assays are a technique to assess a compound’s potency or concentration. This is carried out by exposing microorganisms to the compound and determining its effect on them. Microbial assays ...

ASTM has worked diligently to develop a microbial barrier test for terminally sterilized packaging. In 1997, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and International Organization for ...

Karnataka launches a statewide antimicrobial resistance surveillance program with TIGS to track resistance trends and inform ...

BARBERTON, Ohio—Best kept secrets don't really ever stay secrets. Because best kept secrets—by their very nature—are defined by the good stuff: the excellence, experience, depth and quality that lies ...

A new study introduces the MDM urine test to detect autism risk early by screening for gut microbial metabolites.