antigen test
noun [ C ] medical specialized uk/ˈæn.tɪ.dʒən ˌtest/ us/ˈæn.tɪ.dʒen ˌtest/
抗原测试
a test to see if someone has a particular antigen (= a substance that causes the body's immune system to react) in their blood, body waste, etc., as a way of seeing whether they have a particular condition
43 suspected cases of the virus have been identified through rapid antigen tests. 通过快速抗原测试已发现43例怀疑病毒感染病例。
The p24 antigen test is used for diagnosing HIV. p24抗原测试用来诊断HIV。
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- The main advantage of an antigen test over an antibody test is that the foreign antigen is present right away. In contrast it can take time to develop antibodies after infection begins.
- In the majority of our patients, PIV3 infection was diagnosed by means of viral antigen tests.
- New opportunities for mapping the distribution of the disease have opened up with a simple antigen test, which can be performed with a finger prick drop of blood.
- Patients may be found to have H pylori infection based on urea breath tests, stool antigen tests, or endoscopic biopsies.