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HelpOrder Code Mono Scrn Infectious Mononucleosis
Additional Codes
Epic Order ID LAB482
Collection tube (preferred)
Green Li PST
EDTA Whole Blood
Specimen Type
Plasma, serum, or whole blood
Minimum Volume
0.6 ml
Stability
48 hours at 2-8°C for serum or plasma
24 hours at 2-8°C for whole blood
Transport Container
Original vial
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed
Acceptable collection tube
Lavender
SST
Red (No additive)
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.