Essential Points To Consider For Better Microbial Data Deviation Investigations – Paula Peacos
December 16, 2020
Microbial data deviation investigations (MDDIs) are notoriously difficult to perform. They are time-consuming and labor-intensive. For even the most experienced microbiologists, determining the definitive root cause is often challenging. In most cases, the microbiologist is investigating a past event — sometimes by as much as a week or two. Evidence to support conclusions and decisions takes time to collect, and the available evidence is usually circumstantial and often scanty. Direct evidence (i.e., the “smoking gun”) is rare.