laboratory confirmation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflaboratoryandconfirmation
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laboratory
noun[C]
uk/ləˈbɒr.ə.tər.i/us/ˈlæb.rə.tɔːr.i/
a room or building with scientific equipment for doing scientific tests or for teaching science, or a place where chemicals or medicines ...
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confirmation
noun
uk/ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
a statement, often written, that an arrangement or meeting ...
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All except one were reported to have been vaccinated against measles; no samples were collected forlaboratoryconfirmationof the infection.
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We cannot rule out that some, or all, of the entire discrepancy was due to clinical diagnoses withoutlaboratoryconfirmation.
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Two cases were identified without anylaboratoryconfirmation, based only on the clinical syndrome and a physician's decision for anti-brucellosis treatment.
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Aetiological agents were identified bylaboratoryconfirmationfrom two or more case-patients in each outbreak.
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For this reason,laboratoryconfirmationis recommended from all suspected cases when the incidence of measles is low.
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This included a recommendation to seeklaboratoryconfirmationon all sporadic cases.
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Although no samples were collected forlaboratoryconfirmation, this indeed suggests a significant level of vaccination failure.
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Active surveillance and earlylaboratoryconfirmationis important in identifying and controlling outbreaks.
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Once plague is clinically suspected, alaboratoryconfirmationshould be obtained as quickly as possible to ensure proper treatment and prevention of secondary cases.
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Whenlaboratoryconfirmationof disease was indicated, clinical specimens were submitted to the public health laboratory without delay.
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Their continuing priority is to monitor coverage, strengthen disease surveillance withlaboratoryconfirmation of suspect cases and to maintain high vaccine coverage in all geopolitical units for both vaccine doses.
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Disease notification case records without matching laboratory records were included if the case report indicated thatlaboratoryconfirmationhad been obtained.
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In the course of time the list of suspected cases grew as new cases withlaboratoryconfirmationof early syphilis or with clinical signs of syphilis were detected.
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These results highlight the value oflaboratoryconfirmationof the diagnosis when mumps and rubella are rare, failure to do so is likely to overestimate disease incidence.
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Validation throughlaboratoryconfirmationis important to avoid false alerts and data could be improved if more virological investigations were carried out.
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This study demonstrates the importance of considering selectivelaboratoryconfirmationof measles in periods of high disease incidence when the effectiveness of the vaccine is questioned.
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When mumps and rubella are rare,laboratoryconfirmationis recommended to ensure surveillance data-sets are accurate, do not overestimate disease incidence, and reflect the true age-specific incidence of disease.
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A ' surveillance ' case of blastomycosis was defined by the presence of a discharge diagnosis of blastomycosis, upon review of the hospital discharge database, but withoutlaboratoryconfirmation.
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Laboratoryconfirmationinvolves a combination of serological tests, none of which alone provides a reliable indication of current disease activity.
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The source in the fourth case could not be identified andlaboratoryconfirmationof the disease was not obtained.
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