Definitions
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- noun The quality or state of being
seropositive , of havingblood serum that testspositive for a givenpathogen , especiallyHIV . - noun Seropositivity rate,
seroprevalence .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He weakly defended his position, calling the National Pork Board funding matter a distraction, and half-heartedly admitted that he may have been wrong to leave out the details of seropositivity.
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This change would be the segregation of prison populations by infectious disease status, that is, based on seropositivity for HIV, Hepatitis B (HVB) and C (HVC) and TB.
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It is estimated that the prevalence of HIV seropositivity behind bars, compared to in the general population, is 3 to 5 times higher, Hep C (or HCV) 9 to 10 times higher, and TB 4 to 17 times higher.
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In 1985, the medical center began testing blood for HIV seropositivity for its blood bank.
Law In The Health and Human Services Donald T. Dickson 1995
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South Africa, indicated a very low rate of "false recent" as well as an initial ruff estimation of the duration of the "recent" stage of seropositivity.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Pierre-Yves Brundseaux, Program Officer for UNAIDS in DRC told MediaGlobal that while there have not been scientific studies on the impact of sexual violence in the specific areas in eastern Congo, "Organizations that work against sexual violence against women have reported up to 20 percent seropositivity [positive blood tests for HIV] in victims with access to medical care."
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The association between baseline seropositivity to human adenovirus (HAdV) type 5 and increased HIV acquisition in the Step HIV Vaccine Study has raised questions concerning frequency of acquired and/or persistent Adenovirus infections among adults at high risk of
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Pierre-Yves Brundseaux, Program Officer for UNAIDS in DRC told MediaGlobal that while there have not been scientific studies on the impact of sexual violence in the specific areas in eastern Congo, "Organizations that work against sexual violence against women have reported up to 20 percent seropositivity [positive blood tests for HIV] in victims with access to medical care."
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The reason: They underwent what experts call "vaccine-induced seropositivity/reactivity"
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South Africa, indicated a very low rate of "false recent" as well as an initial ruff estimation of the duration of the "recent" stage of seropositivity.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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