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pro·band

(prō'band),
In human genetics, the patient or member of the family that brings a family under study.
Synonym(s): index case
[L. probo, to test, prove]
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index case

n.
1. The earliest identified occurrence of a disease or disorder, usually as part of an epidemiological investigation of a patient population or a genetic study of a family.
2. The first patient who has such a disease or disorder. Also called proband, propositus.
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index case

See Index patient, see there.
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in·dex case

(in'deks kās)
The first case in the investigation of the outbreak of a potentially epidemic disease.
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Index case

The first case of a contagious disease in a group or population that serves to call attention to the presence of the disease.
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Only the index case and his sibling (2/23, 9%) had been/were commenced on treatment for TB disease.
Tuberculosis transmission in a hospitalised neonate: Need for optimised tuberculosis screening of pregnant and postpartum women
We also obtained an empirical basic baseline rate of disease spread to quantify the observed velocity for each case [z.sub.i] directly from the data by measuring the linear distance (meters) of case [Z.sub.i] to the index case and then dividing it by the time in days that elapsed since the index case was reported.
Spatial Dynamics of Chikungunya Virus, Venezuela, 2014
Moreover, all TB index cases are offered the opportunity to choose the nearest healthcare facility or community health worker they wish to receive TB treatment or IPT.
Assessment of the Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Uptake and Associated Characteristics: A Cross-Sectional Study
A total of 114 family members of 41 pediatric patients (index cases) who had been diagnosed with acute brucellosis at the Gaziantep State Children Hospital's Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases were evaluated during the period from September 2012 to August 2013.
Unrecognized pediatric and adult family members of children with acute brucellosis
Subjects and Methods: A total of 125 children suffering from active tuberculosis (index cases)aged 12 years or less were randomly selected from the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital of Hyderabad.
Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Household Contacts in Hyderabad, Sindh: Active Contact Tracing in Children with Tuberculosis
The index case highlights that otolaryngologists should be aware of this disorder along with the fact that psychogenic dysphagia needs to be evaluated in detail.
Choking phobia : an uncommon phobic disorder, treated with behavior therapy : A case report and review of the literature
of index case Nimba Small Ganta 900 July 16 Grand Kru Parluken 2,000 August 4 Grand Cape Mount Jenewonde 800 August 28 Grand Bassa John Logan Town 5,000 September 9 Bomi Dorley-La 301 September 16 Gbarpolu Geleyansiesu 800 September 27 Bong Bomota 397 October 12 Sinoe Government Camp 6,200 October 13 Grand Bassa Quewein 371 October 14 Rivercess Kayah 5,000 October 16 Bong Tayla-ta 500 October 24 Grand Cape Mount Waleaquah 700 November 20 Total no.
Rapid response to Ebola outbreaks in remote areas--Liberia, July-November 2014
A history of a known index case is observed in 71 (27-6%) patients: 57 within the household and 14 amongst social contacts.
Presence of an index case in households of newly registered leprosy patients: experience from a leprosy referral centre in South India
We identified the index case and deter-mined the temporal pattern of all subsequent cases.
TEMPORAL PATTERN AND CONTROL OF AN OUTBREAK OF EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII IN AN ICU
This involves the identification of a newly diagnosed Ebola case -- the "index case" -- and the tracing of all his/her contacts.
WHO will test VSV-EBOV vaccine for efficacy and effectiveness to prevent Ebola
a--anthropometric parameters: weight and size of the index case.
Consanguinity and endogamy of a Northeastern Algerian population (population of El-Kala)
Definition of episode of care and cholecystectomy index case
Cholecystectomy and diagnosis-related groups (DRGS): patient classification and hospital reimbursement in 11 European countries

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