Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I have a document that describes the use of immunological reagents, and am stuck on the best way to render " kurzer Nachweis " in this context. I know that it means something like a " quick and dirty " test carried out in a way that might not be very accurate or reliable, but can't quite come up with a good equivalent. This is one of several reasons given to explain why the test in question might not give a proper result. The source (Anti-XXX is the antibody designation): kein Anti-XXX Nachweis während der Primärinfektion (verzögerte Antwort, **kurzer Nachweis**, niedrig-positiv oder keine Bildung) My draft: no anti-XXX detection during the primary infection (delayed response, **kurzer Nachweis**, low-positive or no production) Any ideas would be much appreciated. Schlecht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Thank you for all of the input on this and other lists and offlist, which helped me get a better feel for this phrase. After some consideration and context googling, I've decided to go with " kurzer Nachweis " => " short-term detectability " . kein Anti-XXX Nachweis während der Primärinfektion (verzögerte Antwort, **kurzer Nachweis**, niedrig-positiv oder keine Bildung) no anti-XXX detection during the primary infection (delayed response, **short-term detectability**, low-positive or no production) Schlecht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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