title: HIV topic update: salivary testing for antibodies.
abstract: Salivary antibody testing for HIV is proving to be a sensitive and specific procedure, especially useful for epidemiological studies, and has the advantages of being simple and non-invasive. This paper reviews the field and discusses antibody testing of dental patients.
authors.affiliation: Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
mesh_terms: D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D012463:Saliva / Q000276:immunology*; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides