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WESTERN BLOT [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-11-18

English

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

[Said of a test] result that is positive even though the tested subject is not infected.

Key term(s)
  • false positive

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
CONT

Trois tests de sérodiagnostic du VIH. [...] Un résultat faux positif pourrait aussi être causé par une erreur de laboratoire, ou par la grande sensibilité du test [...]

Key term(s)
  • faux-positif

Spanish

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

[Dícese] del resultado posible en una prueba de detección del VIH por el método ELISA, a pesar de que no exista infección, por lo que todos los resultados por este sistema deben confirmarse mediante una segunda prueba ELISA o por la prueba denominada Western Blot.

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