How to Use serology in a Sentence

serology

noun
  • They can be identified with a quick blood test -- also called a serology test.
    — Cnn Staff, CNN, 15 Apr. 2020
  • The first serology tests have already been approved by the FDA.
    — NBC News, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Results from that serology test are expected within the next day or two, Fitter said.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 13 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • The higher number is based on serology tests, which measure the antibody response, Sanchez said.
    — Bloomberg.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Florence was the first facility that received on-site serology testing.
    — Maria Polletta, azcentral, 19 June 2020
  • Every serology test is going to produce some erroneous results.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 24 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • The serology tests look for the presence of specific antibodies, the molecules the body musters to fight infection.
    — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • There are three types of coronavirus tests – molecular, antigen and serology – each with varying degrees of accuracy.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 6 June 2020
  • Epidemiologists can use the serology results to determine how common those cases are.
    — Aubree Gordon, The Conversation, 16 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
  • Many warn of the possibility of pandemics, in the technical language of serology and genetics.
    — National Geographic, 16 June 2020
  • What’s the difference between a serology test (like the CDC has) and a PCR test?
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • China has recently licensed a couple of serology tests and Singaporean researchers have developed one as well.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 6 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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