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dc.rights.licenseAll rights reserveden_US
dc.contributor.advisorPabón González, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorAlmodóvar Rodríguez, Jennifer M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-25T14:03:35Z
dc.date.available2021-01-25T14:03:35Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationAlmodóvar Rodríguez, J. M. (2020). Reducing cost by reducing frequency of submitting to identify microorganisms isolated from non-critical areas in a parenteral manufacture [Unpublished manuscript]. Graduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/1046
dc.descriptionDesign Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.description.abstractA microbiology laboratory identifies all the microorganisms isolated from non-critical rooms with a frequency of every three months, in order to establish a microbial profile of the microorganisms present in the areas. The purpose of the project is to reduce costs by 50% by decreasing the frequency to biannual. Identifying each microorganism using the MicroSEQ has a cost of $86.18. Data from March, June, September, and December 2019 were evaluated. The data identified 305 microorganisms, which represented a cost to the laboratory of $26,284.90. The most common microorganisms in those months were Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, and Staphylococcus hominis. By obtaining similar microorganisms each month, a reduction in frequency, every six months instead of every three months, can be recommended without damaging the areas’ microbial profile. The reduction of these annual expenses can give more visibility to the laboratory as well as more competitiveness for new projects. Key terms ⎯ cost reduction, environmental monitoring, manufacture rooms, microbiologyen_US
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dc.publisherPolytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofManufacturing Competitiveness;
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSpring-2020;
dc.relation.haspartSan Juanen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Researchen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Posters
dc.subject.lcshCost control
dc.subject.lcshClean rooms--Microbiology
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental monitoring--Technique
dc.subject.lcshMicrobial contamination
dc.subject.lcshPharmaceutical biotechnology industry
dc.titleReducing Cost by Reducing Frequency of Submitting to Identify Microorganisms Isolated from Non-critical Areas in a Parenteral Manufactureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate Schoolen_US


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