title: Point-of-care diagnostics enter the mouth.
abstract: In this succinct review, I delineate a case supporting point-of-care (POC) diagnostics to provide a brief outline of why oral fluid/saliva-based POC offer several advantages over more traditional blood-based tests and conclude with a focused overview of the ethical, legal, and social implications of more widespread access to oral fluid/saliva-based POC diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892-2290, USA. tabakl@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Tabak
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers