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SEROPOSITIVIDAD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seropositivity
1, record 1, English, seropositivity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A state characterized by] a positive serum reaction especially in a test for the presence of an antibody. 2, record 1, English, - seropositivity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Increased seropositivity was found among older persons, those who were male, those who lived in the rural village ... and those who had disposed of animal abortus. 3, record 1, English, - seropositivity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- séropositivité
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9ropositivit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État caractérisé par la présence de résultats positifs lors de tests sérologiques spécifiques pratiqués en vue du diagnostic d'une maladie. 2, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9ropositivit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des anticorps anti-VIH deviennent détectables dans le sérum en quelques semaines et persisteront ensuite pendant toute la durée de l'évolution, définissant la «séropositivité». 3, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9ropositivit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il existe sur le marché des analyses sérologiques spécifiques de type pour le virus Herpes simplex; celles-ci pourraient être utiles dans certaines situations cliniques[, par exemple, pour la] détection de la séropositivité chez une femme enceinte qui n'a pas d'antécédent d'herpès [...] 4, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9ropositivit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inmunología
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- seropositividad
1, record 1, Spanish, seropositividad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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