"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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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 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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Parent Recollections of Newborn Screening With an Emphasis on Cystic Fibrosis. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Jul; 26(5):103303.
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Outcomes of Density-Targeted Supplemental Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Screening by Breast Cancer Risk: Long-Term Health and Economic Considerations. Ann Intern Med. 2026 Apr; 179(4):486-496.
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Assessing the Correlation between Allostatic Load and False-Positive Image-Guided Breast Biopsies. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Sep; 33(9):1259-1266.
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Novel paradigm enables accurate monthly gestational screening to prevent congenital toxoplasmosis and more. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 05; 18(5):e0011335.
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Determining the Electronic Signature of Infection in Electronic Health Record Data. Crit Care Med. 2021 07 01; 49(7):e673-e682.
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Comparison Between Graders in Detection of Diabetic Neovascularization With Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Fluorescein Angiography. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 04; 224:292-300.
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False Asystole Alarms Post-Temporary Pacemaker Placement Due to Pseudo-fusion. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Jan; 42(1):215-218.
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Mendelian randomization accounting for correlated and uncorrelated pleiotropic effects using genome-wide summary statistics. Nat Genet. 2020 07; 52(7):740-747.
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Derivation of a metabolic signature associated with bacterial meningitis in infants. Pediatr Res. 2020 08; 88(2):184-191.
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False-Positive Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Results: An Example of Reagent Carryover. J Appl Lab Med. 2020 03 01; 5(2):429-431.