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FALSO POSITIVO [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- false positive
1, record 1, English, false%20positive
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- false-positive result 2, record 1, English, false%2Dpositive%20result
correct
- false positive result 3, record 1, English, false%20positive%20result
correct
- false-positive test result 4, record 1, English, false%2Dpositive%20test%20result
correct
- overcall 5, record 1, English, overcall
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test result that indicates that a person has a specific disease or condition when the person actually does not have the disease or condition. 6, record 1, English, - false%20positive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A false negative result may expose patients to increased perioperative risk (a decrease in effectiveness), whereas a false positive result may subject the patient to unnecessary alternative intubation technique (a potential increase in cost). 3, record 1, English, - false%20positive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When a test performed on a sample collected from a person not having the disease being tested gives a positive result, it is a false positive. 7, record 1, English, - false%20positive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faux positif
1, record 1, French, faux%20positif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- résultat faussement positif 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sultat%20faussement%20positif
correct, masculine noun
- résultat faux positif 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sultat%20faux%20positif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsqu'un test effectué sur un échantillon prélevé chez une personne non atteinte de la maladie visée par le test donne un résultat positif, il s'agit d'un faux positif. 4, record 1, French, - faux%20positif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
faux positif; résultat faux positif : désignations retenues par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé. 5, record 1, French, - faux%20positif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- falso positivo
1, record 1, Spanish, falso%20positivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- resultado falso positivo 2, record 1, Spanish, resultado%20falso%20positivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR). Para identificar el SARS-CoV-2 se dispone de la prueba de PCR que se realiza en un laboratorio de microbiología y que se considera el estándar de referencia para el diagnóstico molecular. La prueba tiene una buena sensibilidad (probabilidad de que una persona con COVID-19 tenga un resultado positivo de la prueba: no da resultados falsos negativos) y una buena especificidad (probabilidad de que una persona sin COVID-19 tenga un resultado negativo de la prueba: no da resultados falsos positivos). 2, record 1, Spanish, - falso%20positivo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-11-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- false-positive
1, record 2, English, false%2Dpositive
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of a test] result that is positive even though the tested subject is not infected. 1, record 2, English, - false%2Dpositive
Record 2, Key term(s)
- false positive
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faux positif
1, record 2, French, faux%20positif
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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 [...] 1, record 2, French, - faux%20positif
Record 2, Key term(s)
- faux-positif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- falso positivo
1, record 2, Spanish, falso%20positivo
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 2, Spanish, - falso%20positivo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-11-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- false positive
1, record 3, English, false%20positive
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... The labeling of healthy persons as diseased when screening in the detection of disease. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed). 1, record 3, English, - false%20positive
Record 3, Key term(s)
- false-positive
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faux-positif
1, record 3, French, faux%2Dpositif
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un sujet en bonne santé dont un test de dépistage conclut erronément à la présence d'une maladie. 2, record 3, French, - faux%2Dpositif
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sujets faux-positifs. 1, record 3, French, - faux%2Dpositif
Record 3, Key term(s)
- faux positif
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- falso positivo
1, record 3, Spanish, falso%20positivo
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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