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Sterility assurance: concepts, methods and problems

Baird, 2004

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13884078267081972580
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Baird R
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Russell, Hugo & Ayliffe's Principles and Practice of Disinfection, Preservation & Sterilization

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Sterility assurance: concepts, methods and problems Page 532 526 1 Introduction Preceding chapters have described in some detail the sterilizing processes and equipment used by industrial manufacturers and hospitals to produce a sterile product. This chapter considers the …
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