title: Determination of (fluoro)quinolone antibiotic residues in pig kidney using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Part II: intercomparison exercise.
abstract: A recently in-house validated method for the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) determination of eleven (fluoro)quinolone antibiotics (FQs) in pig kidney has been fully validated through an intercomparison exercise. This ring trial involved eight European laboratories and was based on the Commission Decision 2002/657/CE for validation of method and on the IUPAC protocol for method-performances studies. The laboratories data were submitted to a one-way analysis of variance. Satisfactory results were obtained for each FQ with regards to within- and between-laboratory reproducibility and accuracy. The method was validated for the simultaneous qualitative and quantitative determination of the eleven FQs in pig kidney around their maximum residue limit (MRL) as defined in the European Council Regulation 2377/90/EEC.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Joint Research Centre, European Commission (EC-JRC-IRMM), Geel, Belgium. brigitte.toussaint@cec.eu.int
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Toussaint
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chedin
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bordin
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000032:analysis*; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones