title: Oral-based techniques for the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
abstract: Saliva and other types of oral samples can readily be used for noninvasive diagnosis of diseases of the oral cavity and systemic diseases. Following an introduction outlining the types of oral samples and the analytes that can be measured in these samples, a detailed description of a novel oral-based diagnostic system to detect multiple bacterial and/or viral pathogens is presented. A reasonably priced, portable, point-of-care diagnostic system should be available within five years.
authors.affiliation: New York University College of Dentistry, Department of Basic Science and Laboratory for Infectious Disease, New York, NY 10010, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malamud
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: Haim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bau
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zongyuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corstjens
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niedbala
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA