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SEROLOGIC TEST [2 records]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Blood
DEF

[A test] that [is] performed on [serum,] the clear portion of blood.

OBS

Often refers to a test that determines the presence of antibodies to antigens such as viruses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Sang
DEF

Recherche d'anticorps spécifiques d'une maladie dans un échantillon de sérum sanguin.

OBS

Le terme anglais «serologic test» englobe non seulement la notion de «test sérologique», visant à déterminer la présence d'anticorps dans un échantillon de sérum sanguin, mais aussi toute autre analyse effectuée sur le sérum sanguin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Sangre
DEF

Prueba efectuada en una muestra de suero sanguíneo.

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Record 2 2021-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Human Diseases
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A test that detects the presence of antibodies against a specific infectious agent in a blood serum sample.

CONT

Serological tests are based on antibody/antigen reactions and because antibodies are so specific for their antigen, these tests continue to become more and more useful as diagnostic tools in medicine.

OBS

Serological tests are used, for example, to determine if someone is immune against a specific infectious disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Biochimie
DEF

Test qui détecte la présence d'anticorps contre un agent infectieux donné dans un échantillon de sérum sanguin.

OBS

Les tests sérologiques permettent notamment de déterminer si une personne est immunisée contre une maladie infectieuse donnée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Enfermedades humanas
  • Bioquímica
DEF

Prueba de laboratorio para determinar si una persona tiene anticuerpos contra un determinado invasor extraño, como un virus.

CONT

Una prueba serológica positiva indica que una persona está infectada o ha tenido una infección en el pasado.

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