Sentence examples for serological specimens from inspiring English sources

Eight of the 24 gave nasopharyngeal swabs, and 23 gave serological specimens.

Follow-up serological specimens were also collected from the student group 16-23 dafterfthe the flight.

Cumulative incidence based on seroepidemiological study is a measurement of seroprevalence, which quantifies the proportion of individuals whose serological specimens indicate seropositive against an infective pathogen.

Although the best sample for detecting HCMV pneumonia by real-time PCR is a respiratory specimen [sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF ], collecting serological specimens by an invasive procedure and respiratory specimens is difficult for children, especially those younger than 1 year old.

The aim of this investigation was to determine whether the theoretical concepts describing the basic nature of neutralization of HLA antibodies could be applied to more complex serological specimen resulting in clinically useful information.

L. infantum serology specimen, which was positive in Dog 4, has similar limitations in that negative serological results cannot exclude infection and seroconversion can occur many months after infection [ 34].

On the other hand, if a single specimen serological result in combination with the clinical-haematological findings is highly suggestive for dengue infection, further expensive investigations could be omitted.

For the study, the VCT procedure included a 30 min session of integrated pretesting and post-testing counselling; the clients then provided 5 10 mL of blood specimens for serological testing for HIV infection and syphilis.

The HCV-serostatus of controls was assessed by serological testing of dried blood specimens.

With a direct serological measurement from the sequential specimens of the cohort population, the virus transmission pattern can be estimated from the immunity profile instead of from the clinical attack rate, especially when there may be one-third of asymptomatic or mild infections as reported from the previous volunteer challenge studies [23].

Eligibility criteria included: being a male, living in Beijing, self-reporting ever having sex with men, willingness to provide blood samples for HIV and syphilis serological tests and anal swab specimens for HPV testing, and willingness to provide written informed consent were eligible to participate in the study.