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I've never had mono, but my doc did a test to check for the antibodies and my ebna was 5.00 which was very high. does this mean i have chronic ebv?

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Dr. Larry Lutwick answered

Not at all: It means for were infected with ebv at some time in the past, like most of us.

Dr Ferguson agreed

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Early antigen !: The antibody to early antigen igg must be positive for the presumptive diagnosis of chron mono. It is frequently not done on most panels for ebv!

Answered 7/29/2017

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A member asked:

I've never had mono, but my doc did a test to check for the antibodies and my ebna was 5.00 which was very high. does this mean i have chronic ebv?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Larry Lutwick answered

Dr Ferguson agreed

Dr. Thomas Namey answered

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