Progress on saliva tests in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric diseases

  • ZHANG Xiaoli ,
  • LI Limin ,
  • NI Xinqiang
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  • 1. Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, Guangdong,China; 2. Shenzhen Institute of Geriatrics, Shenzhen 518020, Guangdong, China

Received date: 2017-05-15

  Online published: 2017-05-15

Abstract

 Currently, saliva tests have been regarded as a potential promising diagnotic tool because of its noninvasiveness, quickness and simplicity, high accuracy, fullness of biomarkers, and other advantages. It has been applied in clinical diagnosis, treatment evaluation, epidemiological survey and other clinical works, while its potential applications have not yet been fully recognized by Chinese pediatrician. This review presents an overview on the application of salivary diagnostics in pediatrics ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology, immune system diseases, nervous-mental system diseases and other system diseases, and offers a new potential research strategy for accurate diagnosis and treatment of pediatric diseases.

Cite this article

ZHANG Xiaoli , LI Limin , NI Xinqiang . Progress on saliva tests in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric diseases[J]. Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2017 , 35(5) : 394 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2017.05.017

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