Seropositivity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Seropositivity is a noun meaning The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.
Meaning
The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.
More Meanings
- (loosely, metonymic) Seropositivity prevalence rate: synonym of seroprevalence.
Example Sentences
At first, the prophylaxis budgeting efforts were triaged to the areas with the highest seropositivity.
Pretest probability inversely correlates with the probability that the reported seropositivity is a false-positive.
As discussed above, because of the severe consequences of HIV infection, a few states have required that ARC and even seropositivity be reported.
Word Forms
- seropositivities
Antonyms for seropositivity
Common opposites include seronegativity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include infection, positivity, seroprevalence, seroprevelance, seroprevalance, serostatus.
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