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Salivary Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

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Systemic infectious diseases can be associated in some cases with high mortality rates. Thus, there is a need for early detection and diagnosis in order to initiate an appropriate treatment regime as soon as possible. Nowadays, the diagnosis of infectious diseases is still dependent on the evaluation of blood and/or tissue samples. Although they are effective, these procedures are invasive and expensive, moreover, depending on different clinical conditions, these types of tests may not be accessible for many patients and health care providers. For all these reasons saliva-based diagnostics have been the primary focus of investigation for a variety of infectious pathogens for several years. The aim of this chapter is to review the main methods that have been developed and evaluated in saliva for the diagnostic and monitoring of systemic infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals.

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Martínez-Subiela, S., Cantos-Barreda, A. (2020). Salivary Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. In: Tvarijonaviciute, A., Martínez-Subiela, S., López-Jornet, P., Lamy, E. (eds) Saliva in Health and Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37681-9_11

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