Evaluation of growth based rapid microbiological methods for sterility testing of vaccines and other biological products

► Milliflex system with Schaedler blood agar a rapid alternate sterility method. ► Milliflex system a sensitive method in detecting microorganisms. ► Milliflex system detected growth faster than compendial sterility method. ► BACTEC and BacT/Alert systems alternate to compendial direct inoculation sterility test.