ýoxUSP31-NF26àÌÀåÕ71.doc71STERILITYTESTSàÌÀåÕPortionsofthisgeneralchapterhavebeenharmonizedwiththecorrespondingtextsoftheEuropeanPharmacopeiaand/ortheJapanesePharmacopeia.Thoseportionsthatarenotharmonizedaremarkedwithsymbols()tospecifythisfact.dèòÏ'2ox/å,oxùèZO ôè(&÷ eThefollowingproceduresareapplicablefordeterminingwhetheraPharmacopeialarticlepurportingtobesterilecomplieswiththerequirementssetforthintheindividualmonographwithrespecttothetestforsterility.PharmacopeialarticlesaretobetestedbytheMembraneFiltrationmethodunderTestforSterilityoftheProducttobeExaminedwherethenatureoftheproductpermits.Ifthemembranefiltrationtechniqueisunsuitable,usetheDirectInoculationoftheCultureMediummethodunderTestforSterilityoftheProducttobeExamined.Alldevices,withtheexceptionofDeviceswithPathwaysLabeledSterile,aretestedusingtheDirectInoculationoftheCultureMediummethod.ProvisionsforretestingareincludedunderObservationandInterpretationofResults.bÙe¤(K/&Ð*(àÌ(oÁ/&&vwSº-sàÌÀåBêv'(¸ïÙoÁ(Õ§ÁàÌÀåÕyÇäÕeÀKÇä//((Õ§ÁàÌÀåÕyù{úô¥¥ÍÕdw °:àÌS¾K@ ¾G{(ù{úô¥¥ÍÕÛLÀK(ÓÂKãy+ÄBecausesterilitytestingisaveryexactingprocedure,whereasepsisoftheproceduremustbeensuredforacorrectinterpretationofresults,itisimportantthatpersonnelbeproperlytrainedandqualified.Thetestforsterilityiscarriedoutunderasepticconditions.Inordertoachievesuchconditions,thetestenvironmenthastobeadaptedtothewayinwhichthesterilitytestisperformed.Theprecautionstakentoavoidcontaminationaresuchthattheydonotaffectanymicroorganismsthataretoberevealedinthetest.Theworkingconditionsinwhichthetestsareperformedaremonitoredregularlybyappropriatesamplingoftheworkingareaandbycarryingoutappropriatecontrols.1àÌÀåÕ/ *^8¾n(dÇ-à̶Å{0nÝå°ùÓcnãàdºXÏÇSùvÖD(/^8ÍàÌÀå(àÌaöÛL:°Ù7aöÕ¯Å{t0ÛLàÌÀå¹:MaÓÇÖy2ª½ùûUÕþ(Àå-Ñ°®i§qÍÇ(å\:ß\SÖ7vÛLS§6eÑKÛLdÕå\aöThesePharmacopeialproceduresarenotbythemselvesdesignedtoensurethatabatchofproductissterileorhasbeensterilized.Thisisaccomplishedprimarilybyvalidationofthesterilizationprocessoroftheasepticprocessingprocedures.ÙoxÄ꫾¡ýnÝ y§ÁàÌòÏmÌÙ;/ÇmÌåzàÌÍ\ÁeWhenevidenceofmicrobialcontaminationinthearticleisobtainedbytheappropriatePharmacopeialmethod,theresultsoobtainedisconclusiveevidenceoffailureofthearticletomeettherequirementsofthetestforsterility,evenifadifferentresultisobtainedbyanalternativeprocedure.Foradditionalinformationonsterilitytesting,seeSterilizationandSterilityAssuranceofCompendialArticles1211.SÇSox¹Õ·ÐiÁ-®iaÓÁnÙ7·Ó/åiÁ*ý¾0àÌÀBÓº'Áns¿(ÿã0Ó_àÕ&dÓ·sàÌÀvÖáoÁoÁmÌàÌÝÁ1211MEDIAù{úPreparemediaforthetestsasdescribedbelow,ordehydratedformulationsmaybeusedprovidedthat,whenreconstitutedasdirectedbythemanufacturerordistributor,theymeettherequirementsoftheGrowthPromotionTestofAerobes,Anaerobes,andFungi.Mediaaresterilizedusingavalidatedprocess. gbÏð¹ÕM6(ù{ú(14ù{úê9nv6F FôÛLbKvý&}'Ì'Ì ÌÃÛÕBsï(ÏÇÁåzùù{úÛLmÌÍ\Thefollowingculturemediahavebeenfoundtobesuitableforthetestforsterility.FluidThioglycollateMediumisprimarilyintendedforthecultureofanaerobicbacteria.However,itwillalsodetectaerobicbacteria.SoybeanCaseinDigestMediumissuitableforthecultureofbothfungiandaerobicbacteria.bù{úòÏ«ÁÛLàÌÀåïúxвSù{ú;('Ìù{Fv_(ÀK}'Ì'FjË}iù{úù{ Ì}'ÌFluidThioglycollateMediumïúxвSù{úL-CystineL-ñ(x0.5gSodiumChloride/ 2.5gDextrose(C6H12O6·H2O)aÖ5.5/5.0gAgar,granulated(moisturecontentnotexceeding15%)H¶(4+Ï Ç15%)0.75gYeastExtract(water-soluble)uÍÐÖi(4¶')5.0gPancreaticDigestofCaseinjË}ðvi15.0gSodiumThioglycollateïúYx 0.5gorThioglycolicAcidïúYx0.3mLResazurinSodiumSolution(1in1000),freshlyprepared)R ¶²(1Ô1000)°M61.0mLPurifiedWater¯À41000mLMixtheL-cystine,sodiumchloride,dextrose,yeastextract,andpancreaticdigestofcaseinwiththepurifiedwater,andheatuntilsolutioniseffected.Dissolvethesodiumthioglycollateorthioglycolicacidinthesolutionand,ifnecessary,add1Nsodiumhydroxidesothat,aftersterilization,thesolutionwillhaveapHof7.1±0.2.Iffiltrationisnecessary,heatthesolutionagainwithoutboiling,andfilterwhilehotthroughmoistenedfilterpaper.Addtheresazurinsodiumsolution,mix,andplacethemediuminsuitablevesselsthatprovidearatioofsurfacetodepthofmediumsuchthatnotmorethantheupperhalfofthemediumhasundergoneacolorchangeindicativeofoxygenuptakeattheendoftheincubationperiod.Sterilizeusingavalidatedprocess.Ifthemediumisstored,storeatatemperaturebetween2and25inasterile,airtightcontainer.Ifmorethantheupperone-thirdofthemediumhasacquiredapinkcolor,themediummayberestoredoncebyheatingthecontainersinawater-bathorinfree-flowingsteamuntilthepinkcolordisappearsandbycoolingquickly,takingcaretopreventtheintroductionofnonsterileairintothecontainer.L-ñ(x/ aÖuÍÐÖijË}ðvi¯À4÷v íó°¶ãïúYx ïúYx¶ã嶲 ï e1N' å¿(mÌ嶲HpH7.1±0.2 Çä! í嶲Fn¸víå¦ä¸å¶²Çä e)R ¶²÷ våù{únS¹h-å¹h:ù{úÐybïñ¦Ôå(ù{+h'DeØrè Çù{úJè(ÏÇÁåzÛLmÌ ¨Xåù{úvnàÌƹh-(2ó25Kô¨Ï