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Can high levels of igm mean a new infection is present?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Antibodies: IgM antibodies usually form early on in an infection and are later replaced with IgG antibodies.

Answered 7/8/2020

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Hi Dr. does a negative IgM and high IgG value in CMV test indicate that I have been infected with CMV in last 1-2 months? or there is a reactivation of latent infection in last 1-2 months? Thanks?

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I received mono results as follows ebv-igg 4.44 ebv- IgM 0.60/ ebv-nuclr ag 8.43/early ag 0.29 my gyno dr said i still have the infection. Is this true? Nuclr and IgG so high why?

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I've had an elevated IgM for 1 year along with systemic symptoms. No monoclonal antibody, free light chains or Bence jones protein in urine so myeloma was eliminated and my infection screen and FBC is normal. What other diseases could cause high IgM?

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