Sentences with phrase «negative test result»

However, little kittens may give a false negative test result for many months - even when they are infected.

The «mathematical error» meant that people were getting negative test results when they could have actually been infected.

If symptoms strongly suggest there is a thyroid problem, you should ignore negative test results and treat your thyroid.

However, it is not a very sensitive means of heartworm detection in the cat (i.e., there is a high chance of false negative test results).

Medication Trial - Since negative test results do not rule out mite infection, a «maybe mange» test is frequently performed.

Several herds with negative test results were located in close proximity to herds infected by the virus and some of the former remained free of the virus, in spite of the presence of several newly infected herds in the neighbouring area.

Since negative test results do not rule out mite infection, a «Maybe Mange» test is frequently performed.

A chief contention is whether negative tests results from a rapid analysis of a throat swab, done in a doctor's office, should be confirmed through a follow - up laboratory culture.

Negative results A negative test result indicates that the cat's body has not produced antibodies directed against FIV.

TESTING SHOULD BE DONE AT AN EARLY AGE SINCE THE DISORDER OFTEN DIMINISHES WITH AGE, CAUSING FALSE - NEGATIVE TEST RESULTS IN OLDER ANIMALS.

Despite negative test results, it was...

On the other hand, given the severity of disease that can develop in some cats, an erroneous negative test result may mean a cat does not receive the appropriate treatment and monitoring that is necessary to protect its health and welfare.

We haven't seen any new positives in Muskoka for a couple of weeks, and at this point the infected dogs that we have been following are all known (i.e. negative test results) or likely to be negative (i.e. dogs that were positive a while ago but where we don't have a final negative sample).

Many pet guardians report months of frustrating negative test results that rule out all the common and not - so - common causes of diarrhea.

Diagnostic tests have limitations, so negative test results do not necessarily rule out an infection.

For this reason, any at - risk cat or kitten, such as a new adoptee, should be retested for FeLV after three months have passed, regardless of an initial negative test result.

Sex - addicted Stefan, who reveled in things that might have netted him jail time in his home country, turned into a guy for whom you would root for negative test results after a day at the free clinic.

Their analysis showed that whole genome sequencing could alert most individuals to an increased risk of at least one disease, signaled by a positive test result, but most people would get negative test results for the majority of diseases studied, failing to forewarn them of the diseases they may ultimately develop.

Negative results may occur even when animals are infected depending on timing of sampling or excessive blood in stool, so an ill animal with negative test results may require further testing and care and should still be handled as though infectious.

If she genuinely believes that she is pregnant, but getting negative test results, she should ask her doctor for a blood test to confirm the presence or absence of the pregnancy hormone hCG in her bloodstream.

However, it is possible to get false negative test results if the infection is in its early stages, especially if only adult males are present or if there are very low numbers of adult females in the infected dog.

MEDICATION TRIAL - Since negative test results do not rule out mite infection, a «Maybe Mange» test is frequently performed.

Nathan has been tested and had a negative test result because he never eats gluten, that is my confusion, why would I want to make him sick to have a positive test result?

«These negative test results will, in general, not be very informative,» Vogelstein and his colleagues noted in their paper.

The NPV was 99.1 percent in women who had dense breasts and 99.3 in women with non-dense tissue, providing confirmation that when a woman receives a negative test result, she does not have breast cancer.

Most CF tests identify only between 85 and 90 per cent of all carriers, and leave a small possibility that someone given a negative test result could still be a carrier.

If you feel better when you take gluten out of your diet or feel worse when you add it back in, you still have an issue with gluten — even if you get a negative test result.

It's important not to eliminate gluten from your diet before being tested as it would cause a false - negative test result.

For example, if a patient has AIDS or cancer than they may prescribe powerful anti fungal drugs (depending generally on the results of a test), and with negative test results will most probably send you home with a diagnosis of «irritable bowel syndrome».

If you or someone you know thinks they may be pregnant or is experiencing any symptoms of pregnancy and acquires a negative test result, its best to test again in around a week.

For example, as an employer you must not disregard a verified positive DOT drug test result because the employee presents a negative test result from a blood or urine specimen collected by the employee's physician or a DNA test result purporting to question the identity of the DOT specimen.

For example, if an employee tells you he went to his own physician, provided a urine specimen, sent it to a laboratory, and received a negative test result or a DNA test result questioning the identity of his DOT specimen, you are required to ignore this test result.

(d) If the medical evaluation reveals no clinical evidence of drug use, as the MRO, you must report this to the employer as a negative test result with written notations regarding the medical examination.

(c) Before you report a negative test result, you must have in your possession the following documents:

(ii) Report to the DER that the test is cancelled, the reason for cancellation, and that no further action is required unless a negative test result is required (i.e., pre-employment, return - to - duty, or follow - up tests).

(1) If you report negatives using an electronic data file, the report must contain, as a minimum, the information specified in paragraph (c) of this section, as applicable for negative test results.

Because this is a cancelled test, it does not serve the purpose of an actual negative test result (i.e., the employer is not authorized to allow the employee to begin or resume performing safety - sensitive functions, because a negative test result is needed for that purpose).

(iii) If a negative test result is required and the medical explanation concerns a situation in which the employee has a permanent or long - term medical condition that precludes him or her from providing a valid specimen, as the MRO, you must follow the procedures outlined at § 40.160 for determining if there is clinical evidence that the individual is an illicit drug user.

For dogs that received three treatments every 28 days until day 56, 42.9 % had negative test results for live mites and eggs.

For dogs that received six treatments every 14 days until day 70, 62.5 % had negative test results for live mites and eggs.

A negative test result isn't definitive either.

Reality: A negative test result may occur because of a prepatent infection with immature worms less than seven or eight months after infection or with male - only infection.

That correlation is «less robust» for feline calicivirus (FCV) and feline herpes virus 1 (FHV - 1) than for FPV, and «a negative test result for FCV or FHV - 1 antibody would not necessarily indicate lack of protection in a particular cat.»