Evaluation of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Adult

Lucie Conrad, Franco H Falcone, Sören L Becker, Issa Sy

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Lucie ConradInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-3857-4495

Franco H FalconeInstitute of Parasitology, BFS, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1732-9932

Sören L BeckerInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3634-8802

Issa SyInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9103-8861

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), affects humans and leads to considerable clinical morbidity and severe long-term sequelae. Laboratory diagnostics for

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OvumSchistosoma mansoniSchistosomiasis mansoniSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationAnimalsFecesHumanshelminthsidentificationmatrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometrySchistosoma mansonitrematodes

Identifiers

PMID42198660

DOI10.3390/pathogens15050534

PMCPMC13210210

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