Definition of seroconvert in English:
seroconvert
verbˌsɪərəʊkənˈvəːtˌsirōkənˈvərt
[no object]Medicine (of a person) undergo a change from a seronegative to a seropositive condition.
other clinical symptoms did not differ between drug users who seroconverted and those who remained negative for HIV
Example sentencesExamples
- This could be due to failure to seroconvert following vaccination and further emphasises the need for serological surveillance.
- Never divulging his sexual orientation to his attending doctors, he was diagnosed with a form of Lane disease when in fact he was seroconverting.
- However, patients will not seroconvert until about 22 to 27 days postexposure.
- All 12 women seroconverted after the first vaccination.
- Having remained HIV-negative all that time, he now seroconverts.
Derivatives
noun ˌsɪərəʊkənˈvəːʃn
Medicine A change from a seronegative to a seropositive condition.
healthcare workers with seroconversions after work-related exposure
Example sentencesExamples
- mass noun one of the predictors of seroconversion to hepatitis C is sharing needles
- Health care workers with seroconversions after work-related exposure need to speak up and share their experiences with colleagues.
- Regarding the other secondary endpoints, vaccinated children had shorter exacerbations (irrespective of their cause) and fewer seroconversions than the placebo group but reported more side effects.
- The seroconversion seen in some blood donors suggest that the proteins are indeed produced by the bacteria.