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HIV-INFECTED BLOOD [3 records]

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Record 1 2009-01-07

English

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

The change of a serologic test from negative to positive, indicating the development of antibodies in response to infection or immunization.

CONT

In HIV/AIDS research, seroconversion refers to the development of detectable antibodies to HIV in the blood as a result of HIV infection. A person who goes from being HIV negative to HIV positive is ... a seroconverter.

CONT

Large prospective collaborative studies have found the risk of seroconversion following needle stick or other parenteral exposures to the blood of HIV-infected persons to be approximately 0. 3%.

Key term(s)
  • sero-conversion

French

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

Apparition, dans le sérum [d'une personne], d'un anticorps spécifique, ce qui se traduit par le passage de la négativité à la positivité du test sérologique, permettant de mettre cet anticorps en évidence.

CONT

Dans la recherche sur le VIH/sida, la séroconversion désigne l'apparition d'anticorps anti-VIH décelables dans le sang, après le moment de l'infection. Une personne qui a fait une séroconversion est une personne qui était séronégative (dans un ou plusieurs tests antérieurs) et qui est devenue séropositive (dans son plus récent test).

OBS

[La séroconversion] permet de faire le diagnostic d'une infection apparente ou cliniquement inapparente.

Key term(s)
  • séro-conversion

Spanish

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

Cambio de una prueba serológica negativa a positiva, que indica el desarrollo de anticuerpos en respuesta a la presencia de un antígeno.

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Record 2 2005-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Perinatal Period
CONT

Perinatal(or vertical) transmission of HIV is the transmission of HIV from an HIV-infected pregnant women to her newborn child. Transmission can occur during gestation(in utero), during delivery(when the fetus makes contact with maternal blood and mucosa in the birth canal) or after delivery, through breastmilk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Périnatalité
CONT

Comme l'infection par le VIH peut se propager des utilisateurs de drogues injectables à des partenaires sexuels et comme un tiers environ des utilisateurs de drogues injectables sont des femmes, il y a risque que des bébés soient infectés par transmission périnatale du virus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades víricas
  • Periodo perinatal
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Record 3 1997-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Blood
Key term(s)
  • HIV infected blood

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Sang

Spanish

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