{"id":126510,"date":"2021-08-31T09:54:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T09:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=126510"},"modified":"2023-10-04T05:54:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T05:54:50","slug":"paul-bunnell-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/paul-bunnell-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul-Bunnell test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A blood test for heterophil antibodies, used to confirm the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A test for mononucleosis based upon the fact that patients with this disease develop antibodies which agglutinate sheep red blood cells.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>A blood test, alternatively known as the heterophil agglutination test, employed to identify Epstein\u2013Barr virus infection, responsible for glandular fever. The Paul\u2013Bunnell test entails the identification of specific antibodies (immune system-produced proteins that combat the virus) within a blood sample.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-33\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A blood test used to detect infectious mononucleosis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A blood test for heterophil antibodies, used to confirm the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis. A test for mononucleosis based upon the fact that patients with this disease develop antibodies which agglutinate sheep red blood cells. A blood test, alternatively known as the heterophil agglutination test, employed to identify Epstein\u2013Barr virus infection, responsible for glandular fever. 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