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The potential of saliva as an accessible and sensitive sample type for the detection of respiratory pathogens and host immunity
Laxton C, Peno C, Hahn A, Allicock O, Perniciaro S, Wyllie A. The potential of saliva as an accessible and sensitive sample type for the detection of respiratory pathogens and host immunity. The Lancet Microbe 2023, 4: e837-e850. PMID: 37516121, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00135-0.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSARS-CoV-2Respiratory pathogensPotential of salivaUsefulness of salivaUse of salivaRespiratory specimenRespiratory secretionsDisease burdenImmunological componentsImmunity surveillanceClinical utilityHost immunityClinical useDiagnostic testsNon-invasive natureSalivaCOVID-19 pandemicSample typesMethodological factorsPathogensImmunitySecretion
2017
Isolation of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Multidrug-resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica From Neonates Within Minutes of Birth
Kwambana-Adams B, Laxton C, Foster-Nyarko E, Laxton C, Weinstock G, Antonio M. Isolation of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Multidrug-resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica From Neonates Within Minutes of Birth. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2017, 36: 123-124. PMID: 27941472, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000001368.Peer-Reviewed Original Research