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SynthesisPediatric research2024

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

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Synthesis in Pediatric research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Molecular Detection of HPV, EBV, HSV-1, HCMV, andPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Melody Goh *Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Charissa Joy *Prevention Innovation, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Alanna N GillespiePrevention Innovation, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Qi Rui SohPrevention Innovation, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Fan HePrevention Innovation, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Valerie SungPrevention Innovation, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia. valerie.sung@rch.org.au.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute · AUMonash Children’s Hospital · AUMonash University · AURoyal Children's Hospital · AUThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

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 associations with a range of delayed health conditions, with most related to the severity of initial symptoms. Many respiratory viruses were linked with development of recurrent wheeze or asthma. Of note, some potentially asymptomatic viruses are linked with later non-communicable diseases: adenovirus serotype 36 and obesity, Enterovirus-A71 associated Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Ebstein Barr Virus (EBV) and malignancy, EBV and multiple sclerosis, HHV-6 and epilepsy, HBoV-1 and lung fibrosis and Norovirus and functional gastrointestinal disorders. Our review identified many potentially asymptomatic viruses, detectable in early life with potential delayed health consequences, that could be important to screen for in the future using rapid point-of-care viral detection methods. IMPACT: Novel point-of-care viral detection technologies enable rapid detection of viruses, both old and emerging. In view of increasing capability to screen for viruses, this is the first review to explore which potentially asymptomatic viruses, that are detectable using saliva and/or nasopharyngeal swabs in infants less than one year of age, are associated with delayed adverse health conditions. Further research into detecting such viruses in early life and their delayed health outcomes may pave new ways to prevent non-communicable diseases in the future.

Indexed as

Enterovirus InfectionsNoncommunicable DiseasesVirus DiseasesVirusesChildHumansInfantInfant, NewbornSaliva

Identifiers

PMID38135726
OpenAlexW4390103098

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