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False mono test but all signs point to mono. doctor was sure it was. could it be a false negative ? all the symptoms of mono. symptoms for about 2 weeks
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Yes: The common mono test can remain negative early in the illness or be falsely negative for technical reasons. At some point it would turn positive, and or a more sensitive test could be run.There is also more than one germ that causes a mono syndrome, so additional studies might find this is not a classical ebv mono.
Answered 4/11/2014
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