Contents
1. Safe microbiological practices / Anthony W. Smith -- 2. Culture media used in pharmaceutical microbiology / Rosamund M. Baird -- 3. Sampling : principles and practice / Rosamund M. Baird -- 4. Enumeration of micro-organisms / Ronnie Millar -- 5. Identification of micro-organisms / Norman Hodges -- 6. Pharmacopoeial methods for the detection of specified micro-organisms / Norman Hodges -- 7. Rapid methods for enumeration and identification in microbiology / Paul Newby -- 8. Microbiology laboratory methods in support of the sterility assurance system / Andrew Bill -- 9. Endotoxin testing / Alan Baines -- 10. Antimicrobial preservative efficacy testing / Norman Hodges and Geoffrey Hanlon -- 11. Microbiological assay of antibiotics in pharmaceutical preparations / Colin Thompson -- 12. Disinfection and cleansing / Norman Hodges and Rosamund M. Baird -- 13. Microbiological hazard analysis and audit : the practice / Martin Lush -- 14. Case studies and worked examples.

Abstract
This book is a practical guide to techniques used in microbial quality assurance in the pharmaceutical industry. It aims to fill the gap in the literature between food and medical microbiology techniques books.