Research Article

Validation of an UHPLC-MS/MS Method for Screening of Antimicrobial Residues in Eggs and Their Application to Analyses of Eggs from Laying Hens Subjected to Pharmacological Treatment

Table 5

Results of the method validation for β-lactams, sulfonamides, and macrolides families.

AnalytesTransition 1 “major”Transition 2 “minor”
Fc/-valueCCβLOD
(μg kg−1)
Sens  
(%)
Fc /-valueCCβLOD  
(μg kg−1)
Sens  
(%)

β-lactams
 CefazolinFc > <<1100Fc > <2.98100
 CloxacillinFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 DicloxacillinFc > <<1100Fc > <2.10100
 NafcillinFc > <<1100Fc > <2.35100
 OxacillinFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 Penicillin GFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 Penicillin VFc > <<1100Fc > <1.76100
Sulfonamides
 SulfachloropyridazineFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SulfadiazineFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SulfadimethoxineFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SulfadoxineFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SulfamerazineFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SulfamethazineFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SulfamethoxazoleFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SulfamethoxypyridazineFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SulfaquinoxalineFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SulfathiazoleFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SulfisoxazoleFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
Macrolides
 ClindamycinFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 ErythromycinFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 SpiramycinFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 TilmicosinFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100
 TylosinFc > <<1100Fc > <<1100

Fc: cut-off factor; LOD: limit of detection; Sens: sensitivity of the method; : level of interest for each analyte according to Table 1.