medicowesome:Heterophile antibody test, CMV and EBV mnemonicHi everyone!Now - a - days, monospot
medicowesome:Heterophile antibody test, CMV and EBV mnemonic Hi everyone! Now - a - days, monospot test is used to diagnose infectious mononucleosis rapidly. But heterophile antibody test was used in the past and remembering it is high yield for exams. Infectious mononucleosis is caused by EBV, which gives a heterophile positive antibody test. In a minority of cases, infectious mononucleosis is caused by CMV, which gives a heterophile negative antibody test. How do I remember this? Mnemonic! Cool fact: In the past, heterophile antibody test involved testing heterophile antibodies by agglutination of guinea pig, sheep and horse red blood cells. It was specific but not sensitive. -- source link
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