Journal article
Asymptomatic viruses detectable in saliva in the first year of life: a narrative review
Melody Goh, Charissa Joy, Alanna N Gillespie, Qi Rui Soh, Fan He, Valerie Sung
Pediatric Research | Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com] | Published : 2024
Abstract
Viral infections are common in children. Many can be asymptomatic or have delayed health consequences. In view of increasing availability of point-of-care viral detection technologies, with possible application in newborn screening, this review aimed to (1) identify potentially asymptomatic viruses detectable in infants under one year old, via saliva/nasopharyngeal swab, and (2) describe associations between viruses and long-term health conditions. We systematically searched Embase(Ovid), Medline(Ovid) and PubMed, then further searched the literature in a tiered approach. From the 143 articles included, 28 potentially asymptomatic viruses were identified. Our second search revealed associati..
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Grants
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)Clinical Trails and Cohort Studies grant
Funding Acknowledgements
This student project did not receive any funding. Research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute is supported by the Victorian government's Operational Infrastructure Support Programme. A/Prof Sung was supported by a Melbourne Children's Clinician Scientist Fellowship 2021. A/Prof Sung and Dr Gillespie were funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)Clinical Trails and Cohort Studies grant (2006491). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.