What is it about?
Herpesviruses oral shedding is more frequent in immunocompromised patients. We have investigated the oral shedding of herpesviruses in renal transplant pediatric patients, chronic renal disease pediatric patients and healthy children.
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Why is it important?
We have shown that Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are excreted more frequently in renal transplant pediatric patients than in healthy children.
Perspectives
This paper can lead to the development of salivary biomarkers of immunosuppression.
Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva
Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo
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This page is a summary of: Oral shedding of HSV-1 and EBV and oral manifestations in paediatric chronic kidney disease patients and renal transplant recipients, Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, February 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00016357.2018.1437218.
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