seropositive
Blood test positive
Seropositive describes a blood test result showing the presence of specific antibodies, indicating exposure to or infection with a particular pathogen.
The term appears most often in HIV testing: She tested seropositive for HIV.
Someone who is seropositive has been exposed to the virus in question; seronegative means the opposite.
AIDS-causing retrovirus
- hepatitis BViral disease attacking liver
- hepatitis CViral liver inflammation, specific strain
- herpesChronic blister-causing virus
- cytomegalovirusWidespread herpes-type infection agent
toxoplasmosis · syphilis · rubella · Epstein-Barr · parvovirus · antigen · antibody · immunoglobulin
Immune deficiency syndrome
- viral loadPathogen count in body
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- antiretroviralDrug blocking viral reproduction
- retrovirusRNA virus copying into DNA
undetectable · transmission · PrEP · disclosure · status · adherence · resistance · suppression
Identification of illness
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- patientAble to wait calmly
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
chronic · monitoring · clinic · counseling · care · support · disclosure · adherence
Evaluative selection process
- reactiveTending to respond
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- rapid testFast diagnostic yielding immediate results
- window periodTime before detectability
specimen · laboratory · titer · assay · sensitivity · specificity · diagnostic
State of being widespread
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- transmissionSending of information
- risk factorsElements increasing adverse outcomes
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
outbreak · endemic · pandemic · epidemic · cohort · population · contact tracing · high-risk
HIV
AIDS-causing retrovirus
- hepatitis BViral disease attacking liver
- hepatitis CViral liver inflammation, specific strain
- herpesChronic blister-causing virus
cytomegalovirus · toxoplasmosis · syphilis · rubella · Epstein-Barr · parvovirus · antigen · antibody · immunoglobulin
AIDS
Immune deficiency syndrome
- viral loadPathogen count in body
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- antiretroviralDrug blocking viral reproduction
retrovirus · undetectable · transmission · PrEP · disclosure · status · adherence · resistance · suppression · combination therapy
diagnosis
Identification of illness
therapy · chronic · monitoring · clinic · counseling · care · support · disclosure · adherence · comorbidity
screening
Evaluative selection process
- reactiveTending to respond
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- rapid testFast diagnostic yielding immediate results
window period · specimen · laboratory · titer · assay · sensitivity · specificity · diagnostic
prevalence
State of being widespread
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- transmissionSending of information
- risk factorsElements increasing adverse outcomes
surveillance · outbreak · endemic · pandemic · epidemic · cohort · population · contact tracing · high-risk
seropositiveseronegative
Without antibodies present
negative · uninfected · nonreactive · unexposed · HIV-negative
positive, serology, serological, seronegative, seroconverted