mononucleosis spot test

mononucleosis spot test
monospot test a type of heterophile antibody test for infectious mononucleosis, a modification of the Paul-Bunnell-Davidsohn test, using horse erythrocytes instead of sheep erythrocytes; no centrifugation step is needed and the whole test is performed in minutes.

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