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Original Articles

Assessment of liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry approaches for the analysis of ceftiofur metabolites in poultry muscle

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Pages 197-207 | Received 24 Aug 2011, Accepted 20 Oct 2011, Published online: 06 Dec 2011
 

Abstract

The use of cephalosporin antibiotics in veterinary practice is likely to play an important role in the development of β-lactam-resistant bacteria. To detect off-label cephalosporin antibiotic usage, an analytical method is needed that, besides the native compound, also detects their active metabolites. In this paper, the applicability of three approaches for the quantitative analysis of ceftiofur using LC–MS/MS is assessed, viz. (A) analysis of ceftiofur, desfuroylceftiofur and/or desfuroylceftiofur cystein disulfide, (B) derivatisation of ceftiofur metabolites to desfuroylceftiofur acetamide and (C) chemical hydrolysis using ammonia, to produce a marker compound for ceftiofur. We found that approach A was not suited for quantitative analysis of total ceftiofur concentration or for effectively detecting off-label use of ceftiofur. Approach B resulted in adequate quantitative results, but was considered a single compound method because it depends on cleavage of a thioester group, which is present in only a limited number of cephalosporin antibiotics. Approach C showed adequate quantitative results but, in contrast to approach B, it is applicable to a range of cephalosporin antibiotics. Therefore, it is applicable as a broad quantitative screening of cephalosporin compounds in poultry tissue samples to indicate off-label use of cephalosporins in poultry breeding. Based on this study, it was concluded that approach C is the most suitable to detect off-label use of a range of cephalosporin antibiotics.

Acknowledgements

This project was financially supported by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (project 1207275001). We thank Cynthia Koot for her assistance in the method development, Sven de Bruijn for his contribution to the implementation of the previously reported methods and Steven Lameris for analysis of the kidney, liver and thigh muscle samples.

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