adventitious agent
- Guideline or reference source
- TGA Glossary of terms
- Definition
- In the context of guidance about adventitious agent safety of medicines and therapeutic goods that contain or are produced from human blood or plasma means: An infectious agent that is introduced into a therapeutic good during collection of raw materials or the manufacturing process. Adventitious agents include mycoplasma (a type of bacteria), viruses and agents that cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (prions).
- Related Term
- adventitious agent safety
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