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Recommended Screening / Detection Levels

Sulfa Drugs8

Tissue1

ppb

Egg1

ppb

Urine2

ppb

Serum3

ppb

Feed4

ppb

Grain5

ppb

Honey5

ppb

Milk9

ppb

Sulfamethazine (sulfadimidine)

100

50

1250

400

200

200

10

10

Sulfadimethoxine

40

20

500

150

100

100

5

4

Sulfamerazine

40

20

500

150

100

100

20

4

Sulfathiazole

80

40

1000

300

150

150

10

8

Sulfadiazine

40

20

500

150

100

100

30

4

Sulfacetamide

UD

UD

UD

UD

500

500

50

50

Sulfachlorpyridazine

UD

UD

UD

UD

100

100

5

5

Sulfadoxine

UD

UD

UD

UD

150

150

10

7

Sulfamethoxypyridine

UD

UD

UD

UD

100

100

10

5

Sulfapyridazine

UD

UD

UD

UD

200

200

10

10

Sulfaquinoxazole

UD

UD

UD

UD

100

100

4

3

Sulfisoxazole

UD

UD

UD

UD

150

150

20

6

Sulfamethoxazole

UD

UD

UD

UD

100

100

15

3

Sulfamethizole

UD

UD

UD

UD

300

300

20

15

Sulfameter

25

15

300

100

200

200

10

8

Sulfapyridine

UD

UD

UD

UD

200

200

15

UD

Dapsone

UD

UD

UD

UD

50

50

3-4

2

UD = Un-determined
ND = Procedure not developed

NOTES:

  1. Preparation dilution 1 part sample to 3 parts buffer. Alternative control point procedure may be used to enhance sensitivity 2 fold.
  2. Dilution range 1 part sample to 100-150 parts buffer to predict tissue action levels. Minimal allowable dilution 1:4 will enhance sensitivity 25 fold.
  3. Dilution 1 part sample to 20 parts buffer to predict tissue action levels. Minimal allowable dilution 1:4 will enhance sensitivity 5 fold.
  4. Dilution 1 part sample into 2 parts extract, 1 part extract to 25 parts buffer.
  5. Dilution 1 part to 4 parts for beta-lactams, macrolides, streptomycins; 1 part to 10 parts for Sulfa Drugs and Tetracyclines; and 1part to 20 parts for Amphenicols.
  6. Charm Sequential Assay (procedure for US Safe Levels). Procedure for MRL levels enhances sensitivity 2 fold for all beta-lactams: Penicillin 1.7ppb; ampicillin 4ppb; amoxicillin 4-5ppb; ceftiofur 5ppb; cephapirin 2ppb; cloxacillin 25ppb; dicloxacillin 25 ppb; oxacillin 30ppb; cefquinome 10ppb; nafcillin 30ppb
  7. Cloxacillin Antibody Test
  8. All sulfa drugs will be detected, not just the examples listed. Sensitivity to all drugs and in all matrices has not been determined. PABA, para-aminobenzoic acid, is a sulfa drug analogue and cross reacts in milk at 3ppb. Procedures to separate PABA from sulfa drugs in some matrices e.g. honey, fermented products, high bacterial count samples, are recommended as a confirmation step.
  9. Procedure listed is milk undiluted. For MRL levels a dilution of 1 part to 9 parts zero milk is recommended with a corresponding 10 fold decrease in sensitivity.
 
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