seroconversion
- a word derived from seroconvert.
Example Sentences
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The team was looking for seroconversion, or the appearance of antibodies in the blood as evidence of infection.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 13, 2022
French pharmaceutical company Valneva said the vaccine had a "neutralising antibody seroconversion rate above 95%" and there were no severe cases of Covid seen in the trial despite variants, such as Delta, being in circulation.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2021
You’ve probably never heard an otherwise-reasonable family internist wonder out loud whether your sore throat might be seroconversion illness or the tingling in your fingers a symptom of H.I.V. neuropathy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2015
The anti-HIV antibodies formed during seroconversion are the basis for most initial HIV screening done in the United States.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Many doctors are unaware of the nonviral bands and think them to be a sign of early seroconversion.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2013
