Seroprevalence is the number of persons in a population who test positive for a specific disease based on serology (blood serum) specimens; often presented as a percent of the total specimens tested or as a proportion per 100,000 persons tested. As positively identifying the occurrence of disease is usually based upon the presence of antibodies fo...
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<immunology, investigation> The rate at which a given population tests positive on the ELISA test for particular antibodies. ... For HIV, the seroprevalence rate is nearly the same as the rate of HIV infection in a given population, leaving out mainly those who were recently infected. ... (28 May 1998) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ser-ō-prev′ă-lents Definitions: 1. Prevalence of a marker as measured by results of serologic testing.
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The frequency of occurance of exposure to an infectious agent based on measuring antibodies to the agent in the blood.
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