Antimicrobial ASTM Time-Kill Efficacy Test Advised By CTFA/SDA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Bacterial time-kill test protocol developed by the American Society for Testing Materials should be designated for evaluating efficacy of finished topical antimicrobials in the pending antiseptics final monograph, a Nov. 28 industry citizen petition urges FDA
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