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ArticleInfectious disease reports2026

Matrix-Dependent Sensitivity of Two Pan-Trematode PCR Assays for Detecting

Hagen Frickmann, Andreas Hahn, Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt, Ulrike Loderstädt, Norbert Georg Schwarz, Ralf Matthias Hagen

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  1. Rapid and Sensitive Detection ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026
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6 authors.

Hagen FrickmannDepartment of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg, 22049 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8967-9528
Andreas HahnInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5157-8369
Kirsten Alexandra EberhardtDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1002-0326
Ulrike LoderstädtInstitute of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Norbert Georg SchwarzIndependent Researcher, 67459 Böhl-Iggelheim, Germany.
Ralf Matthias HagenDepartment of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Central Hospital Koblenz, 56070 Koblenz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4875-1519

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Abstract

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methodsTwo previously described pan-trematode-specific real-time PCR assays were comparatively assessed using diagnostic samples containing DNA of either the

resultsOut of a total of 655 samples containing

conclusionsWhile the assessed pan-trematode PCR assays showed insufficient sensitivity as screening tools for blood plasma, blood serum, tissue, and urine samples from individuals with suspected schistosomiasis, they were sufficiently sensitive when applied to stool samples, in which substantial amounts of target DNA, as indicated by low Ct values in the

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diagnostic accuracypan-trematode PCRSchistosoma haematobium complexSchistosoma mansoni complexschistosomiasistest comparison

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