Stem-and-Leaf plot is a method of organizing numerical data in order of place value. The 'ones digit' and the 'tens digit and greater' of each data item is separated as leaves and stems respectively. The stem-and-leaf plot below shows the number of students enrolled in a dance class in the past 12 years.
Vaccination with live viruses may interfere with TST reactions. For persons scheduled to receive a TST, testing should be done as follows: Either on the same day as vaccination with live-virus vaccine or 4-6 weeks after the administration of the live-virus vaccine. At least one month after smallpox vaccination.
If heterophil antibodies are present, the blood clumps (agglutinates). This result usually indicates a mono infection. Monospot testing can usually detect antibodies 2 to 9 weeks after a person is infected. It typically is not used to diagnose mono that started more than 6 months earlier. EBV antibody test. For this test, a sample of blood is mixed with a substance that attaches to antibodies against EBV.