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What happens if you have a positive mono test, can you be misdiagnosed?

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Screening test: The so called "Mono test" is a screening test and is not specific for a particular infection. At least two different infections, EBV and CMV can give a positive result. There are false positives with this test and like any other screening test the results of this test need to be confirmed.

Dr Khaliq agreed

Answered 3/19/2018

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If I don't have any symptoms, how did my mono test come out positive?

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I had a monospot test one year ago and was positive for mono. Now 11 months later I've had anotherpositive. Could this be the same infection?

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I had two positive mono spot tests years apart, with symptoms. Can't have mono twice, right? What could have caused the second positive test?

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I had mono 8 years ago, and got lab work recently and I tested positive for it again. Is it possible to get mono twice? Or will I always test positive

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Can you be a carrier of mono? And if so, if you are tested for mono will you always test positive?

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