What Does Heterophile Antibody Mean

A positive test means heterophile antibodies are present. These are most often a sign of mononucleosis.

What does Heterophile antibody detected mean?

A positive test means heterophile antibodies are present. These are most often a sign of mononucleosis.

Is EBV heterophile positive?

Results: The overall percentage of EBV specific heterophile (Paul-Bunnel) antibody positivity was found to be 11.1% (194/1741). The average Paul-Bunnel antibody positivity between 1986 to 1990 was 20.5% which declined drastically to 5.7% during 1991-2000. Males comprised of 55.2% of the serologically proven IM cases.

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