Cross Contamination

Microbiology

Common Pipetting Errors in Pharmaceutical Microbiology

August 15, 2026 2 min read

Common pipetting errors in pharmaceutical microbiology include skipping tip pre-wetting, holding pipettes at an improper angle (>20°), rushing aspiration or fast plunger release, using mismatched or loose tips, and ignoring…

Microbiology

Handling Suspected Contaminated Samples in Pharmaceutical Microbiology

August 4, 2026 2 min read

Handling suspected contaminated samples requires immediate safety protocols to prevent exposure, spread, or analysis errors.Workers must wear proper personal protective equipment (PPE), isolate the compromised specimen using secondary containment, and…