A Negative Heterophile Antibody Test in a Patient with Symptoms

question 21

Multiple Choice

A negative heterophile antibody test in a patient with symptoms of infectious mononucleosis could be due to what factor if the patient is being treated for cancer?

• A)Infection by another virus
• B)The level of the antibody is not high enough to be detected.
• C)Immunosuppressed antibody response
• D)CMV infection

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