This invention discloses a method for simultaneously detecting
cefepime and its metabolites, as well as
prednisolone residues in milk. The method includes the following steps: taking a
milk sample, extracting with
acetonitrile, centrifuging, and collecting the supernatant; adding
acetonitrile-saturated n-
hexane for liquid-liquid extraction to remove fat; concentrating the extracted solution, reconstituted with
phosphate buffer at pH 8.5 ± 0.2, purifying with a hydrophilic-lipophilic equilibrium
solid-phase extraction column, eluting, concentrating, and reconstituted to obtain the
test solution; and detecting the
test solution using ultra-
high performance liquid chromatography-
tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS / MS). This invention, through optimized pretreatment processes, particularly the dual purification strategy of "n-
hexane degreasing + HLB
solid-phase extraction" combined with precise pH adjustment, effectively removes complex fat and
protein matrix interferences in milk, significantly reducing matrix effects; combined with optimized
gradient elution procedures and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM)
mass spectrometry conditions, it achieves simultaneous, rapid, and
highly sensitive detection of
cefepime, deacetylated
cefepime, and
prednisolone.