"Clinical Significance
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.
Preferred Specimen(s)
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Container
Transport tube
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria
Gross hemolysis
Methodology
Agglutination
Reference Range(s)
Negative
Alternative Name(s)
Infectious Mononucleosis,Mono Screen