seropositivity

One test may then be sufficient to diagnose seropositivity even in low risk groups.

However, only a confirmatory test result should be used to confirm seropositivity.

In multivariable analysis, sexual behaviors were unrelated to seropositivity.

Hepatitis C seropositivity in this population likely represents a marker for intravenous drug use.

Protective seropositivity rates for other antigens were 92-100%.

Seropositivity rates at 24 months are presented.

Because seropositivity is usually lifelong, an accurate initial diagnosis remains accurate.

Thus information about seropositivity sought by the person via the Privacy Act will have been readily available through other means.

One study has suggested a correlation between pyogenic granuloma and Bartonella seropositivity.

The authors noted that establishing a cutoff for seropositivity was impossible, as no positive sera are available.

Knowledge or suspicion of patients' HIV seropositivity has not been associated with reduced exposures(35,217).

The HIV seropositivity rates observed in our study are similar to the ones previously reported in other studies.

Most of hepatitis were associated with ritonavir and HCV seropositivity.

Seropositivity for antifilarial IgG antibody was also much higher in the placebo group.

Seropositivity is rare in children with systemic JIA.

Not unexpectedly, birthplace of the traveller was strongly associated with HAV seropositivity.

Restriction of the HCW’s ability to work should be based on mental and physical competence and specific practice, not seropositivity alone(4,23).

The physician should not, however, confirm seropositivity unless the screening tests and confirmatory tests outlined above have been conducted.

Maternal malaria, anaemia, and HIV seropositivity all increase the risk of a low-birth-weight baby.

However the observations are not consistent with a waterborne exposure as drinking bottled water did not reduce the rate or intensity of seropositivity.

Using the WHO’s geographic grouping of countries, seropositivity by country of birth is shown in Figure 2.

To attempt to confirm seropositivity without testing might violate the requirement of subsection 6(2) that the information collected be as accurate and complete aspossible.

Assays for adrenal autoantibodies are available, but their use is complicated by issues of assay sensitivity and transient seropositivity.

H pylori infection and seropositivity have been shown to increase with age, although the immunological responses, in general, may be reduced in the elderly.

The only differences were noticed for HHV-6 in the 0-1 and 2-5 age groups where patients had lower IgG seropositivity then the controls.