"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "False Positive Reactions" by people in Profiles.
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Effective algorithm to differentiate NBS MCADD cases from carriers and non-carriers and an assessment of the utility of the second newborn screen for MCADD. Mol Genet Metab. 2025 Aug; 145(4):109183.
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Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 06 28; 6:CD013693.
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Component resolved diagnostic testing adds clinical utility over existing testing for food allergy-PRO. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 06; 122(6):576-579.
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A Multicenter Initiative for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Newborn Screening in Texas Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Am J Perinatol. 2017 07; 34(9):839-844.
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Circulating Cell-Free DNA to Determine the Fetal RHD Status in All Three Trimesters of Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 12; 128(6):1340-1346.
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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.
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Potential pitfalls in interpretation of positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings in the thorax. Semin Roentgenol. 2015 Jul; 50(3):210-6.
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Telemedicine diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis by nonophthalmologists. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Sep; 132(9):1052-8.
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Clinical staging of patients with early esophageal adenocarcinoma: does FDG-PET/CT have a role? J Thorac Oncol. 2014 Aug; 9(8):1202-6.
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Benign breast lesions detected by positron emission tomography-computed tomography. Eur J Radiol. 2014 Jun; 83(6):919-929.