Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2020
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
- Cytomegalovirus antibodies were detected
- IgM antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus were detected
- IgM antibodies to herpes simplex virus 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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