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transmitted through saliva, presents with severe pharyngitis, fever, fatigue, and generakuzed lymphadenopathy. What is the test used to confirm diagnosis?
What is the heterophile antibody test?
The specificity of the test is high, virtually 100%, so a positive test is useful in confirming EBV. Rarely, however, a false positive heterophile antibody test test may result from toxoplasmosis, rubella, lymphoma and leukemia.