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Living with HIV and undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs Healthy HIV-negative controls: Salivary immunoglobulin A (SIgA) concentration

Population
Children or adolescents
Intervention
Living with HIV and undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART)
Comparison
Healthy HIV-negative controls
Outcome
Salivary immunoglobulin A (SIgA) concentration

No significant difference in total salivary IgA between CLWH and healthy controls, though anti-Candida SIgA was higher in HIV groups; narrative only.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Living with HIV and undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs Healthy HIV-negative controls
Salivary immunoglobulin A (SIgA) concentration · Children and adolescents (<18 years) · Cross-sectional (case-control; single time point), HIV pediatric/ART clinics, AIDS centers, and hospitals in Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, and West Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal)
No significant difference in total salivary IgA between CLWH and healthy controls, though anti-Candida SIgA was higher in HIV groups; narrative only.
Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents Living with HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A… (2022) All outcomes
Pomarico 2009 reported no significant difference in total SIgA among HIV-ART, HIV-HAART, and healthy children, but significantly higher anti-Candida albicans SIgA in the two HIV groups; no effect estimate pooled.1 studyGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents Living with HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
2022 All outcomes
Inception to 29 July 202221Not applicable
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