"False Positive Reactions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Positive test results in subjects who do not possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of healthy persons as diseased when screening in the detection of disease. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005189
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.354.506
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| Concept/Terms |
False Positive Reactions- False Positive Reactions
- False Positive Reaction
- Positive Reaction, False
- Positive Reactions, False
- Reaction, False Positive
- Reactions, False Positive
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "False Positive Reactions" by people in this website by year, and whether "False Positive Reactions" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "False Positive Reactions" by people in Profiles.
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False-positive 1p/19q Testing Results in Gliomas: Clinical and Research Consequences. Am J Clin Oncol. 2020 11; 43(11):802-805.
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Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial. N Engl J Med. 2020 02 06; 382(6):503-513.
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Repeat HIV testing of individuals with discrepant HIV self-test results in Central Uganda. AIDS Res Ther. 2019 09 12; 16(1):26.
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Evaluation of the BioPlex 2200 syphilis total screen (IgG/IgM) with reflex to an automated rapid plasma reagin test. J Clin Lab Anal. 2019 Jun; 33(5):e22878.
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Factors Impacting False Positive Recall in Screening Mammography. Acad Radiol. 2019 11; 26(11):1505-1512.
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False-positive mammography and mammography screening intentions among black women: the influence of emotions and coping strategies. Ethn Health. 2020 05; 25(4):580-597.
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Comparison of Observed Harms and Expected Mortality Benefit for Persons in the Veterans Health Affairs Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 03 01; 178(3):426-428.
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Effectiveness of the GoCheck Kids Vision Screener in Detecting Amblyopia Risk Factors. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018 03; 187:87-91.
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Clostridium difficile. Clin Lab Med. 2017 06; 37(2):341-369.
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Differential positive TSPOT assay responses to ESAT-6 and CFP-10 in health care workers. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2016 12; 101S:S83-S91.