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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Infectious Mononucleosis Screen}} 

[[Category:Tests]]
[[Category:Haematology]]
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|'''Synonym(s)'''
|IM Screen, IM, IMST, Glandular Fever Screen, GF Screen, monospot Paul Bunnell, heterophile antibodies
|-
|'''Specimen'''
|4 mL EDTA(Purple top), Lithium heparin (Green top), SST (Light Green top), Sodium citrate (Blue top)
|-
|'''Paediatric Specimen'''
|0.5 mL EDTA (Purple top), 0.5 mL Lithium heparin (green), 0.5 mL SST (Gold or brown top)
|-
|'''Minimum Volume'''
|250uL (whole blood, serum, plasma)
|-
|'''Add-on conditions'''
|3 days @ 4°C
|-
|'''Test Availability'''
|Mon - Sun, 24 hours
|-
|'''Turnaround Time'''
|Hastings 1 - 2.5 hours / Central HB 6 - 8 hours / Wairoa 12 hours
|-
|'''Where analysed'''
|Hastings
|-
|'''Department'''
|Haematology, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2445
|-
|'''Registration Code'''
|IM
|-
|'''Deletion Code'''
|1017
|-
|'''Useful Information'''
|[https://pathologytestsexplained.org.au/learning/test-index/monospot Click Here]
|-
|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
|N/A
|}