Progress on saliva tests in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric diseases
10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2017.05.017
- VernacularTitle:唾液检测在儿科疾病诊疗中的应用进展
- Author:
Xinqiang NI
;
Xiaoli ZHANG
;
Limin LI
- Keywords:
saliva;
noninvasiveness;
children
- From:
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
2017;35(5):394-399
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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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.
