Primary validation of Charm II tests for the detection of antimicrobial residues in a range of aquaculture fish

BMC Chemistry

Table 4 Detection capability for the selected antimicrobials

Family	Compound	EU-MRL (μg/kg)	CCβ (μg/kg)	No of samples	No of positive samples	Counter results (cpm)			% Detection of each antimicrobial
Family	Compound	EU-MRL (μg/kg)	CCβ (μg/kg)	No of samples	No of positive samples	Mean	Min	Max	% Detection of each antimicrobial
Tetracyclines (CP = 1514 cpm)	Tetracycline	100	25	20	20	724	650	825	100
	Chlortetracycline	100	25	21	21	1200	942	1421	100
	Oxytetracycline	100	100	31	31	1269	1074	1460	100
Macrolides (CP = 2118 cpm)	Erythromycin A	200	100	30	30	1669	954	1955	100
	Tilmicosin	50	100	21	21	1565	1221	2078	100
	Tylosin A	100	100	21	21	1440	1103	1742	100
β-Lactams (CP = 1530 cpm)	Penicillin G	50	25	22	22	1175	921	1421	100
	Ampicillin	50	50	21	21	1055	837	1451	100
	Amoxicillin	50	50	22	22	1132	908	1409	100
	Oxacillin	300	300	24	24	1286	1082	1459	100
	Dicloxacillin	300	300	22	21	1186	827	1839	95.5
	Cloxacillin	300	300	20	19	1143	681	1547	95.0
Aminoglycosides (CP = 3346 cpm)	Streptomycin	500	25	22	22	2424	1642	3074	100
Sulfonamides (CP = 1424 cpm)	Sulfamethazine	100	25	29	28	1240	813	1831	96.6
	Sulfadimethoxine	100	25	20	20	968	737	923	100
	Sulfamerazine	100	25	21	21	842	716	960	100
	Sulfadiazine	100	25	20	20	948	735	1361	100
	Sulfathiazole	100	25	20	19	989	698	1782	95.0

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