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TESTAR NEGATIVO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Immunology
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- test negative
1, record 1, English, test%20negative
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If you test negative for COVID-19, you probably were not infected at the time your sample was collected. However, that does not mean you will not get sick. It is possible that you were very early in your infection when your sample was collected and that you could test positive later. 2, record 1, English, - test%20negative
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Immunologie
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- être déclaré négatif
1, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9%20n%C3%A9gatif
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- obtenir un résultat négatif 2, record 1, French, obtenir%20un%20r%C3%A9sultat%20n%C3%A9gatif
correct
- être négatif 3, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20n%C3%A9gatif
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vous pouvez obtenir un résultat négatif au test, même si la bactérie de la tuberculose est présente dans l'organisme du patient. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9%20n%C3%A9gatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
être négatif : L'expression «être négatif» peut être utilisée lorsque le contexte ne porte pas à confusion. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9%20n%C3%A9gatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
- Inmunología
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dar negativo
1, record 1, Spanish, dar%20negativo
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dar negativo: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que, cuando se realiza una prueba para determinar si una persona ha consumido una sustancia o está infectada por algún patógeno y la prueba indica que la persona no está infectada o no ha consumido la sustancia, la forma adecuada para expresarlo es "dar negativo en (coronavirus, alcohol, cocaína...)". 1, record 1, Spanish, - dar%20negativo
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