No. Pyrogen testing is a process used by drug manufacturers to see if a vaccine or drug has toxins that might cause a fever.An antibiotic assay is used to determine the potency of the antibiotic.
Yes and No. Animals are used in pyrogen testing. Rabbits are generally used in pyrogen testing.
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A pyrogen is a bacterium that can produce fever as one of its clinical signs of infection. Sterile means there are no bacteria present on a surface, while pyrogen-free would indicate there are no bacteria present that will cause a fever.
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A pyrogen is a substance that causes fever. Thus, to be pyrogenic is to cause fever.
A pyrogen is defined as a fever-producing agent. Pyrogens are substances that cause febrile reactions when sufficient amounts enter the circulatory system. Bacterial endotoxin is the most significant pyrogen because of its potency and ubiquity.
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Pyrogens are substances that cause the temperature set-point of the body to increase. They cause fever.