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Epstein-Barr virus test - Results

Alternative Names

EBV antibody test; Monospot

Normal Values:

No antibodies to EBV will be detected in the blood of people who have never been infected with EBV.

What abnormal results mean:

A positive result means there are antibodies to EBV in the person's blood, ndicating a current or prior infection with EBV.

Blood test

Reviewed last on: 8/28/2009
Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Schooley RT. Epstein-Barr virus infection. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier. 2007: chap 400.

Warner EA, Herold AH. Interpreting laboratory tests. In: Rakel RE. Textbook of Family Medicine. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 66.

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