Detection of Respiratory Pathogens in Saliva and Mouthwash Samples in Children
The sensitivity of saliva and mouthwash samples varied across respiratory pathogens in children. Less invasive saliva samples may serve as an alternative to nasopharyngeal swab samples for detecting certain respiratory pathogens in children.
Authors
- Ville Lindholm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2039-5874)
- Suvi Mattila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1162-1059)
- Tytti Pokka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5488-5885)
- Minna Honkila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8288-9442)
- Niko Paalanne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7563-6466)
- Vesa Mäki-Koivisto
- Laura E. Savolainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2527-4211)
- Kimmo Halt
- Terhi Ruuska-Loewald
Institutions
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- NordLab (FI)
- Oulu University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piaf105
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiö
- Lastentautien Tutkimussäätiö
- Stiftelsen Alma och K. A. Snellman Säätiö