Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2018
A medical student was hospitalized into the infectious diseases unit on the 2nd day after the disease onset; the patient is suspected to have infectious mononucleosis. What results of laboratory analysis can confirm this diagnosis immediately on the day of the hospitalization?
Answer options
- IgM antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus were detected
- IgM antibodies to herpes simplex virus were detected
- Cytomegalovirus antibodies were detected
- Fourfold increase in number of antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus was detected
- Herpesvirus was isolated
Correct answer
IgM antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus were detected
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