Innovative application of mass spectrometry for the characterization of staphylococcal enterotoxins involved in food poisoning outbreaks.
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.
Hennekinne
Jacques-Antoine
JA
AFSSA-LERQAP, Maisons-Alfort, France. ja.hennekinne@afssa.fr
Brun
Virginie
V
De Buyser
Marie-Laure
ML
Dupuis
Alain
A
Ostyn
Annick
A
Dragacci
Sylviane
S
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*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004768:Enterotoxins