faecal specimen

collocation in English

meaningsoffaecalandspecimen

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faecal
adjective
uk
/ˈfiː.kəl/us
/ˈfiː.kəl/
consisting of, contained in, or relating to the solid waste passed out of the body of a human or animal through ...
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specimen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/us
/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/
something shown or examined as an example; a ...
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(Definition offaecalandspecimenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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After treatment of an intestinal infection three successive negative faecal specimens are required before the patient is regarded as cured.
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Thefaecalspecimenwas usually collected on the first visit to the doctor (median 1, range 1-6 visits).
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Thefaecalspecimenwas usually collected on the first visit to the doctor (median 1, range 1-5 visits).
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This may be because overseas travellers who present to their doctor with diarrhoea are more likely to have afaecalspecimenrequested, than those with diarrhoea who haven't travelled overseas.
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No bacterial or parasitic pathogens were identified in the faecal specimens.
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During the same period, 1322 faecal specimens were collected from patients more than 5 years old, hospitalized with diarrhoea, the mean age being 36.85 years.
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Improved enzyme immunoassays for the detection of antigens in faecal specimens.
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Faecal specimens were requested from all suspected cases identified in the two schools during the outbreak.
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All strains were isolated from faecal specimens of patients.
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One or more faecal specimens were obtained from 2427 potential cases.
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These were 58 pooled cattle faecal specimens, five water-trough samples, 19 sets of rabbit droppings and one sample of rooks' faeces collected from the feed troughs.
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Whereas the total number of submitted faecal specimens was relatively constant throughout the year, there was remarkable seasonal variation in the incidence of laboratory confirmed campylobacteriosis.
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Environmental investigations were conducted during each outbreak to observe students during class, to obtain purchase and illness histories of the animals, and to collect faecal specimens from the animals.
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Faecal samples could reliably be classified as being of fox origin by assessing physical properties as shown by the different parasite spectra of putative fox and dog faecal specimens.
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After treatment of an intestinal infection three successive negative faecal specimens are required before the patient is regarded as cured.
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On top of that the faecal specimens of food handlers were also examined.
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