What are the possible side effects of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine (Adderall, Adderall XR)? Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
If your body detects EBV, it can develop a type of antibody called heterophile antibodies. If you have heterophile antibodies in your blood, then your monospot test is positive.. A positive monospot test accompanied by the symptoms of mono results in a diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis. However, monospot tests can be false-positive, about 10-15% of the time, particularly in early stages of the illness. You may also receive a negative monospot test even if you have mono.
The mono test may be repeated at a later time and/or tests specific for EBV antibodies may be performed to help confirm or rule out the mononucleosis diagnosis. Most infants and young children will not make heterophile antibodies, so they will have negative mono tests even when infected with EBV.