Table 3 Summary of the validation parameters for the LC-MS/MS methods for the determination of residual antibiotics in water samples from a hospital in Ujjain, India
From: Antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in waters associated with a hospital in Ujjain, India
Antibiotics | Correlation coefficient r2 | Coefficient of Variation (%RSD) | LOD ÎŒg/l | LOQ ÎŒg/l | % Recovery n = 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Interday n = 6 | Intraday n = 6 | Â | Â | Â |
Amoxicillin | 0.994 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 85 (%RSD 5.6) |
Ceftrixone | 0.997 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 84 (%RSD 4.1) |
Amikacin | 0.990 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 92 (%RSD 3.8) |
Ofloxacin | 0.999 | 3.1 | 2.57 | 0.01 | 0.025 | 95 (%RSD 3.7) |
Ciprofloxacin | 0.999 | 3.2 | 3.03 | 0.01 | 0.025 | 98 (%RSD 4.5) |
Norfloxacin | 0.999 | 3.4 | 3.02 | 0.01 | 0.025 | 90 (%RSD 3.2) |
Levofloxacin | 0.999 | 3.12 | 2.96 | 0.01 | 0.025 | 93 (%RSD 2.8) |