title: Depletion of chloramphenicol in trout after a hypothetic therapeutic treatment.
abstract: The study was intended to evaluate the depletion of chloramphenicol (CAP) in rainbow trout (about 300-550 g body weight), after 10 days treatment with fish feedstuff containing chloramphenicol. A total of 60 animals were separated in two groups: one was fed with CAP containing feedstuff in order to have a dosage of about 80 mgkg(-1)day(-1), while a second group of fishes was fed with feedstuff not containing any CAP formulation (negative controls). The treatment was maintained for 10 days. After this period, groups of 2-5 animals were sacrificed at different withdrawal times up to a maximum of 31 days. Muscle tissues of each group of animals were then analysed for quantitative residual CAP determination both by enzyme linked immunoassay (ELISA) and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (HPLC/MSMS). The methods applied were in house validated according to the guidelines laid down by the European Decision 657/2002/EC. Results and considerations are presented.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Viale dell'Università 10, 35020 Legnaro (Pd), Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biancotto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Contiero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calligaris
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tibaldi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cerni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Francese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004350:Drug Residues / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry; D017686:Oncorhynchus mykiss / Q000378:metabolism*; D052616:Solid Phase Extraction; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002701:Chloramphenicol