Paul Bunnell Test is the standard diagnostic procedure for: (A) Infectious mononucleosis, (B) Ramsay Hunt syndrome, (C) Chicken pox, (D) Kaposi's varicella form eruption
Answer is A. (A) Infectious mononucleosis # Standard diagnostic procedure for Infections mononucleosis is the Paul-Bunnel test.> During infectious mononucleosis, heterophile antibodies agglutinate sheep erythrocytes> However, such antibodies may also occur after injections of sera & sometimes even in normal individuals> Infectious mononucleosis antibodies may be differentiated by absorption tests.> The Paul-Bunnel antibody develops early during the course of infectious mononucleosis, and disappears within about two months.