Heterophile, Mono Screen

About the Test

Heterophile, Mono Screen - Heterophile antibodies, in patients with infectious mononucleosis, may be present as early as the fourth day of illness, and by the twenty-first day of illness, 90% of patients will exhibit a positive test. The Epstein-Barr virus causes infectious mononucleosis.

Biomarkers

EBV Heterophile Antibody IgM

Biomarker name

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