title: Innovative application of mass spectrometry for the characterization of staphylococcal enterotoxins involved in food poisoning outbreaks.
abstract: Staphylococcal poisoning is a common food-borne disease for which immunoassays to detect enterotoxins were developed, but these assays often lead to false diagnoses due to interferences or lack of specificity. Absolute quantitative mass spectrometry was for the first time successfully applied to an investigation of a staphylococcal outbreak due to coconut pearls.
authors.affiliation: AFSSA-LERQAP, Maisons-Alfort, France. ja.hennekinne@afssa.fr
authors.forename: Jacques-Antoine
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hennekinne
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brun
authors.forename: Marie-Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: De Buyser
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dupuis
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ostyn
authors.forename: Sylviane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dragacci
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D005504:Food Analysis; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004768:Enterotoxins