Definition of Seroconversion

1. Noun. (immunology) The development of specific antibodies in the blood serum as a result of infection or immunization ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Seroconversion

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Seroconversion

1. The change of a serologic test from negative to positive, indicating the development of antibodies in response to infection or immunisation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seroconversion

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sermonists
sermonize
sermonized
sermonizer
sermonizers
sermonizes
sermonizing
sermonizings
sermonlike
sermons
sermorelin
sero-
serocolitis
serocompatible
seroconversion (current term)
seroconversions
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serocystic
serodiagnoses
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serodiscordance
serodiscordant
seroenteritis
seroepidemiologic
seroepidemiologic methods
seroepidemiological
seroepidemiology

Literary usage of Seroconversion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Users in High Risk Countries by Institute of Medicine (U.S.), National Academies Press (U.S. (2007)
"Effect on HI V seroconversion Three nested case-control studies have examined the impact of reported bleach use on HIV seroconversion among IDUs. ..."

2. Treatment of Drug Dependent Individuals with Comorbid Mental Disorders edited by Lisa S. Onken, Jack D. Blaine, Sander Genser, Arthur M. Horton (1998)
"seroconversion seroconversion has been the highest (significantly so) among those who have remained out of treatment continuously and lowest among those who ..."

3. Guide to Developing and Managing an Emergency Service: Infection Control Program by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"None of these exposures involved a patient with AIDS or known HIV infection, and HIV seroconversion of the health-care worker was not documented following a ..."

4. A Curriculum Guide for Public-Safety and Emergency-Response Workers by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"None of these exposures involved a patient with AIDS or known HIV infection, and HIV seroconversion of the health-care worker was not documented following a ..."

5. Evaluation of Glove Bag Containment in Asbestos Removal by Bruce A. Hollett, Phillip A. Froelich, Paul E. Caplan, Thomas C. Cooper, Stanley A. Shulman (1990)
"seroconversion seroconversion has been the highest (significantly ... This compares with only 8 percent seroconversion among those IT subjects who began and ..."

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