Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
frotis rectal
English translation:
rectal swab
Added to glossary by
Giovanni Rengifo
Jul 11, 2019 14:12
4 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
M.S. Leg/Fin Translator - 12 yrs - MemoQ
Native in: English (Variants: US, British, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, French to English, and 2 more.
Frotis rectal
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Medical report (mostly concerning kidney failure)
"Rectal smear" doesn't sound right and I'm not seeing this found in any reliable sources. Here is the context with a couple instances:
"KLEBSIELLA BLEA en frotis rectal"
"Frotis rectal [fecha]: negativo"
"KLEBSIELLA BLEA en frotis rectal"
"Frotis rectal [fecha]: negativo"
Proposed translations
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| 4 +7 | rectal swab |
Giovanni Rengifo
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| 3 +1 | Rectal culture |
Cecilia Gowar
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References
| rectal swabs |
Joseph Tein
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| To smear or not to smear? |
neilmac
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Change log
Jul 25, 2019 17:27: Giovanni Rengifo Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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218
Selected
rectal swab
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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-07-11 16:29:16 GMT)
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En el estricto sentido de la palabra, "frotis" (swab) es el procedimiento para tomar la muestra de la cual posteriormente se hace un cultivo (culture) para su análisis.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-07-11 16:29:16 GMT)
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En el estricto sentido de la palabra, "frotis" (swab) es el procedimiento para tomar la muestra de la cual posteriormente se hace un cultivo (culture) para su análisis.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
6 mins
Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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240
Rectal culture
How the test is performed
A cotton swab is inserted into the rectum, rotated gently, and removed. A smear of the swab is placed in culture media to encourage the growth of bacteria and other organisms.
https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/tests/003759.html
Peer comment(s):
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Chema Nieto Castañón
48 mins
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¡Gracias Chema!
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Joseph Tein
: Hi Cecilia. I think Giovanni's answer - rectal 'swab' - comes closer.
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You are right: that would be the exact translation, and the reason why I registered a medium confidence for my option. However, rectal culture implies a swab and I believe is more widely used.
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Reference comments
2 hrs
Joseph Tein
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Multilingual. Very careful & precise.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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412
Reference:
rectal swabs
I think the 'frotis' procedure itself should be translated as 'swab.'
"We compared the recovery of Clostridium difficile from hospitalized patients by two collection methods: rectal swabs and stool cultures."
"We compared the recovery of Clostridium difficile from hospitalized patients by two collection methods: rectal swabs and stool cultures."
17 hrs
Reference:
To smear or not to smear?
Although the asker rejects the term, probably because smear testing is usually associated with cervical or pap smears, the term "rectal smear" appears in several published papers. However, I will refrain from posting it, as I was going to originally.
Reference:
https://temas.sld.cu/traducciones/2014/09/11/smear-frotis/
https://www.triarchincorporated.com/product/rectal-smear-prepared-microscope-slide-4-126a/
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