KROK 1 2018 – Question 45 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A medical student was hospitalized into the infectious diseases unit on the 2nd day after the disease onset; the patient is suspected to have infectious mononucleosis. What results of laboratory analysis can confirm this diagnosis immediately on the day of the hospitalization?
- A. IgM antibodies to herpes simplex virus were detected
- B. Herpesvirus was isolated
- C. Fourfold increase in number of antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus was detected
- D. IgM antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus were detected
- E. Cytomegalovirus antibodies were detected
Hint
Decide which laboratory approach is fast, specific for the suspected agent and already informative on day two of the illness.
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