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Monospot test

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Monospot test
Lab medicine A proprietary test that detects heterophil antibodies, typical of EBV infection; the MT is abnormal in infectious mononucleosis, chronic EBV infection, occasionally in chronic fatigue syndrome, Burkitt's lymphoma, and hepatitis


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9]/L), a positive Monospot test, and an elevated liver enzyme level.
The Paul-Bunnell or Monospot test detects heterophile antibodies, which bind to red blood cells of other species (sheep or horse, respectively).
 
 
 
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