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Mono

Also known as: Mononucleosis spot test; Mononuclear heterophile test; Heterophile antibody test; Monospot
Formal name: Heterophile antibody titer
Related tests: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibodies; Complete blood count (CBC); Strep test; TORCH screen; CMV; CSF analysis; Blood smear

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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.

Sources Used in Current Review

Pagana, K. D. & Pagana, T. J. (© 2007). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 8th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pp 662-663.

Cunha, B. (Updated 2008 October 17). Infectious Mononucleosis. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/222040-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed May 2009.

Omori, M. (Updated 2009 April 02). Mononucleosis. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/784513-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed May 2009.

Smith, D. S. (Updated 2008 September 3). Mononucleosis. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000591.htm. Accessed May 2009.

Smith, D. S. (Updated 2008 September 3). Mononucleosis spot test. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003454.htm. Accessed May 2009.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews

Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pp 594-595.

Corbett, JV. Laboratory Tests & Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses, 4th ed. Stamford, Conn.: Appleton & Lang, 1996. Pp. 373-374.

Ebell, M. (2004 October 1). Epstein-Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis. American Family Physician [On-line journal]. Available online at http://www.aafp.org/afp/20041001/1279.html through http://www.aafp.org.

Schmid, S., Leader Herpesvirus Group (2005 September 13, Updated). Epstein-Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis. CDC, National Center for Infectious Diseases [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/ebv.htm through http://www.cdc.gov.

National Center for Infectious Diseases. Epstein-Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/ebv.htm through http://www.cdc.gov.

Nebraska Health and Human Services System. Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono) Disease Fact Sheet. Available online at http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/epi/epimono.htm through http://www.hhs.state.ne.us.