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A member asked:
Will the heterophile antibody test/ monoscreen alway come back positive if i had mono 5-10 years ago?
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No: When a person has the illness mononucleosis (mono), it is almost always due to infection by EBV virus. Her "monospot" test, also called "heterophile antibody" test, should be positive approximately between 1 and 3 months after getting the infection. The test will be negative after that, but some reports say it is possible for some people to have a positive monospot up to 1 year after an infection.
Answered 7/2/2018
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