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Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package
The Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package for PLA 3.0 is your software for assessing the potency of antibiotics. This add-on supports various methods, that is, cylinder-plate, turbidimetric, and combination of microbial assays. It enables you to closely follow the guidelines laid out in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP <81>) and the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP 4.02).
Cylinder plate assays (JP 4.02)
Use Cylinder plate assay (JP 4.02) documents to determine the potency of antibiotics according to the cylinder-plate method described in JP 4.02. PLA 3.0 compares the response values of the test sample at high and low concentration to the response of the standard at high and low concentration.

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Data analysis add-ons offer a wide range of capabilities, ranging from analytical methods over comprehensive analysis to assay workflows and statistical process control.
- Biological Assay Package
  Use the Biological Assay Package for potency analysis of biological assays. The add-on comes equipped with a highly flexible test system to qualify your assay. You can perform combination calculations to obtain the reportable value from independent assay runs and use historic assay data to develop equivalence margins.
- bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package
  Use the bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package add-on to perform endotoxin testing based on recombinant factor C (rFC), a synthetic alternative to naturally sourced reagents derived from horseshoe crabs, as offered by the bioMérieux company.
- Control Chart Package
  The Control Chart Package allows sophisticated statistical process control (for example, by plotting Shewhart I-Charts as recommended in the USP <1010>). It provides visualization options for intervals, subcharts and sidecharts, and allows you to define colors by a secondary characteristic. You can also define rules based on events and time frames.
- Dichotomous Assay Package
  Use the Dichotomous Assay Package to analyze biological assays based on quantal (binary) responses by fitting probit or logit models to estimate the potency of your samples.
- Dose-Response Analysis Package
  The Dose-Response Analysis Package provides various biostatistical methods for immunoassays, ELISA, and more. It supports you in investigating equivalence for calibration curves, provides enhanced data processing, and options for subgroup analysis.
- Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package
  The Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package for PLA 3.0 is your software for assessing the potency of antibiotics. This add-on supports various methods, that is, cylinder-plate, turbidimetric, and combination of microbial assays. It enables you to closely follow the guidelines laid out in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP <81>) and the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP 4.02).
  - Installation
    Find details on the system requirements for the Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package add-on and the steps to install the add-on in your environment.
  - Cylinder plate assays (USP <81>)
    Use Cylinder plate assay (USP <81>) documents to determine the potency of antibiotics according to the cylinder-plate method described in USP <81>. PLA 3.0 uses a linear regression model to fit the standard curve. This method allows you to correct for plate-to-plate variation.
  - Cylinder plate assays (JP 4.02)
    Use Cylinder plate assay (JP 4.02) documents to determine the potency of antibiotics according to the cylinder-plate method described in JP 4.02. PLA 3.0 compares the response values of the test sample at high and low concentration to the response of the standard at high and low concentration.
    - Assay setup
      To support you in setting up your assay, Cylinder plate assay (JP 4.02) documents provide a set of concepts you should be familiar with when working with this document type.
    - Assay analysis
      Define the analytical settings of your Cylinder plate assay (JP 4.02) document.
    - Calculation
      Cylinder plate assay (JP 4.02) document calculations closely follow the guidelines laid out in JP 4.02.
    - Test system
      The test system of assay documents lets you set up sophisticated tests to validate the suitability of your assays and plausibility of results. The Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package provides a range of tests for each document type.
    - Set up Cylinder plate assays (JP 4.02)
      Find examples on how to set up and work with the Cylinder plate assay (JP 4.02) document type of the Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package.
  - Turbidimetric assays (USP <81>/JP 4.02)
    Use Turbidimetric assay (USP <81>/JP 4.02) documents to determine the potency of antibiotics according to the turbidimetric methods described in USP <81> and JP 4.02. PLA 3.0 uses a linear regression model to fit the standard curve.
  - Combination of microbial assays
    Use Combination of microbial assays documents to aggregate data of samples contained in any number of microbial assay documents, apply confidence limits, check for outliers, perform combination of assays calculations, and define statistical tests.
  - Literature
    The methods and procedures provided by the Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package are based on use cases and requirements from literature.
  - Reference information
    Find reference information on the document types of the Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package add-on.
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Cylinder plate assays (JP 4.02)

Use Cylinder plate assay (JP 4.02) documents to determine the potency of antibiotics according to the cylinder-plate method described in JP 4.02. PLA 3.0 compares the response values of the test sample at high and low concentration to the response of the standard at high and low concentration.

About this document type

This document type lets you organize observation data, calculate potencies, and define statistical tests for individual microbial assays. It lets you closely follow the guidelines laid out in JP 4.02, but also provides considerable flexibility. Moreover, it lets you document supplemental information on the setup of experiments.

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Document structure

Each Cylinder plate assay (JP 4.02) document has three sections, that is, Setup, Analysis, and Documentation, plus one or more optional Comment sections.

Figure 1. Sections of a Cylinder plate assay (JP 4.02) displayed in the Content editor (cropped)


Section	Description
Documentation	Provide supplemental information on the setup of experiments that is needed for documentary purposes, but is not required to calculate potencies or organize observation data.
Setup	Provide information on the setup of experiments that is required to calculate potencies. Organize observation data. For details on the available settings, see the Assay setup topic.
Analysis	Define how PLA 3.0 processes your response data before calculating potencies. Define the statistical tests you need for your microbial assay. For details on the available settings, see the Assay analysis and Test system topics.
Comment	Add extra information to your assay. The PDF reports display the comments you add on the first page. You can use a simplified Wiki notation for the text. For details on the Wiki notation, see the Simplified Wiki notation topic.