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SERONEGATIVITY [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

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

[A state characterized by] a negative serum reaction especially in a test for the presence of an antibody.

CONT

The ... study evaluated the prevalence of measles antibody within [the] population at four months after immunization. ... seronegativity was defined as the absence of specific antibody in both the IFA [indirect immunofluorescence] and the ELISA [enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay], while seropositivity was defined by presence of antibody in either the IFA or the ELISA.

PHR

HIV, rubella seronegativity.

French

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

Absence dans le sérum sanguin d'anticorps spécifiques d'un antigène donné.

CONT

[...] le suivi se fera sur 6 mois, avec des prises de sang étalonnées sur cette période pour vérifier la séronégativité [...]

PHR

Certificat de séronégativité.

Spanish

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