Definition of seropositive in English:
seropositive
adjectiveˌsɪərəʊˈpɒzɪtɪvˌsɪroʊˈpɑzədɪv
Medicine Giving a positive result in a test of blood serum, e.g. for the presence of a virus.
two of the patients were seropositive for HIV
Example sentencesExamples
- A case is presented of a seropositive patient whose chest radiographs showed a diffuse interstitial pattern.
- Nine patients in the study group were tested for serum antibodies to HIV; two were seropositive.
- One female and 3 male patients were seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- It is unclear whether this virus is a cause of pneumonia or merely latently reactivated, because virtually all adults are seropositive for the virus.
- Several tests have been developed or are being investigated for testing seropositive individuals post-seoconversion to detect recent infections.
Definition of seropositive in US English:
seropositive
adjectiveˌsɪroʊˈpɑzədɪvˌsirōˈpäzədiv
Medicine Giving a positive result in a test of blood serum, e.g. for the presence of a virus.
two of the patients were seropositive for HIV
Example sentencesExamples
- A case is presented of a seropositive patient whose chest radiographs showed a diffuse interstitial pattern.
- It is unclear whether this virus is a cause of pneumonia or merely latently reactivated, because virtually all adults are seropositive for the virus.
- Several tests have been developed or are being investigated for testing seropositive individuals post-seoconversion to detect recent infections.
- One female and 3 male patients were seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Nine patients in the study group were tested for serum antibodies to HIV; two were seropositive.