Definition of Seroprevalence

1. Noun. The rate of seropositivity in a population; the proportion of a population whose blood serum tests positive for a given pathogen, ''especially'' HIV. ¹

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Medical Definition of Seroprevalence

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seroprevalence

seroma
seromembranous
seromucoid
seromucous
seromucous cells
seromucous gland
seromyotomy
seron
seronegative
seronegativity
serons
seroon
seroons
seropositive
seropositivity
seroprevalence (current term)
seroprevalences
seroprevalent
seroprotection
seropurulent
seropus
seropuses
seroreactivity
seroreversion
serosa
serosa of colon
serosa of gallbladder
serosa of liver
serosa of small intestine
serosa of stomach

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