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. 1974 Aug;27(8):647–651. doi: 10.1136/jcp.27.8.647

Studies on the diagnostic value of an immunofluorescence test for EB virus-specific IgM

Joan M B Edwards 1,2, D A McSwiggan 1,2
PMCID: PMC475421  PMID: 4371096

Abstract

A modification of the test for EB virus/IgM introduced by Schmitz and Scherer (1972) is described. It is simple and gives reproducible results.

EB virus/IgM was demonstrated in all but one case of infectious mononucleosis and in students with minor illness shown to have acquired EB virus/IgG recently. Unlike the EB virus/IgG, the IgM disappears within a few months. Although the Paul-Bunnell-Davidsohn test is still the test of choice for the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis, the EB virus/IgM test could be useful to establish a diagnosis of current or recent EB virus infection where the Paul-Bunnell-Davidsohn test was negative or equivocal.

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