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Heterophile, Mono Screen : 654
Test CodeMONOSC or 654
Alias/See Also
Mononucleosis Screen Test; Monospot (Screen), Serum; Heterophile Agglutinins
CPT Codes
86308
Transport Container
Collect Serum in a separator tube or a plain red top tube.
Centrifuge the serum separator tube and transport; if a plain red top tube, centrifuge and aliquot 1 mL serum (Min. 0.2 mL) into a standard transport tube.
Centrifuge the serum separator tube and transport; if a plain red top tube, centrifuge and aliquot 1 mL serum (Min. 0.2 mL) into a standard transport tube.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature.
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Grossly hemolyzed specimens; Lipemic specimens
Methodology
Agglutination
Setup Schedule
Monday - Saturday
Report Available
1-3 days
Reference Range
Negative.
Clinical Significance
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.
Performing Laboratory
med fusion
