How to Use serology in a Sentence

serology

noun

• The first serology tests have already been approved by the FDA.
  — NBC News, 13 Apr. 2020
• In the past month, as these tests have reached the market, researchers have launched large-scale studies, known as sero-surveys (sero is short for serology, the study of blood serum).
  — Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2020
• They can be identified with a quick blood test -- also called a serology test.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN, 15 Apr. 2020
• How could the serology studies, like the ones conducted in Los Angeles and Santa Clara, be so far off?
  — Noah Millman, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2020
• The higher number is based on serology tests, which measure the antibody response, Sanchez said.
  — Bloomberg.com, 22 Oct. 2020
• Early cases, serology in China done on the right populations; not many of the populations that were in the WHO report.
  — A. Chris Gajilan, CNN, 19 Sep. 2021
• The serology tests look for the presence of specific antibodies, the molecules the body musters to fight infection.
  — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
• This kind of research — known as serology — could help paint a clearer picture of the true prevalence of the virus and show whether precautions are working to protect public employees.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 23 Dec. 2020
• Roche said serology tests can determine whether a person has gained immunity against a pathogen such as the coronavirus.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 May 2020
• Redfield said the estimates came from infection surveillance and serology testing, which looks for the presence of antibodies in the blood to show if the person has been exposed to the virus.
  — Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 25 June 2020
• Rather, these tests, also known as serology tests, look for antibodies that may have formed in a patient's blood due to a previous infection, according to the CDC.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2021
• One contained the results of a serology test by a reputable company, certifying that the donor was free of infectious disease.
  — Author: Brian Grow, John Shiffman, Alaska Dispatch News, 25 Oct. 2017
• An antibody test, which is also called a serology test, looks for evidence that your immune system has responded to the virus before.
  — Catherine Marfin, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2020
• The findings of the serology tests could help scientists and health officials understand how widespread the virus is and how soon cities can begin to relax movement restrictions.
  — Fox News, 25 Apr. 2020
• Henry Schein's point of care diagnostic is also a serology test, as is a test developed by the biotechnology firm Cellex.
  — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2020
• Many warn of the possibility of pandemics, in the technical language of serology and genetics.
  — National Geographic, 16 June 2020
• The serology tests detect whether a person has been previously infected with the virus and has developed antibodies to fend it off.
  — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 6 June 2020
• Florence was the first facility that received on-site serology testing.
  — Maria Polletta, azcentral, 19 June 2020
• Hultin learned that Onfido had created a way for users to upload a serology test to a private server and use facial biometric data to unlock the data and display the results.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 22 May 2020
• Antibody tests, also known as serology tests, detect proteins made by the immune system in response to an infection.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2021
• Through the ‘60s and ‘70s, Patton led a bacteriology and serology laboratory before going on to write for the New York Courier.
  — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 31 May 2023
• To learn whether animals have been infected by the virus in the real world, scientists can perform what are known as serology studies, looking for coronavirus antibodies in their blood.
  — New York Times, 22 Feb. 2022
• One obvious spot to start is with mass antibody testing, or serology, to figure out how drastically and quickly antibody levels are changing over time, and in whom.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2022
• There are three types of coronavirus tests – molecular, antigen and serology – each with varying degrees of accuracy.
  — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 6 June 2020
• And while the state rushes to reopen, more counties are finally turning to antibody tests — also referred to as serology tests — to help determine how much of the population might've gotten the virus before tests were available.
  — Mark Olalde, USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
• The positive serology tests can’t determine whether the people had the coronavirus in December, weeks before the disease was officially detected in the United States.
  — USA TODAY, 18 May 2020
• Every serology test is going to produce some erroneous results.
  — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 24 Apr. 2020
• Throughout the pandemic, the world has become more familiar with various types of lab tests to diagnose Covid-19, including PCR, antigen, and serology (also known as antibody) tests.
  — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
• China has recently licensed a couple of serology tests and Singaporean researchers have developed one as well.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 6 Mar. 2020
• Antibody or serology tests, which determine whether someone was previously infected, do not meet the city and state requirements.
  — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2020

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024