These are most often a sign of mononucleosis.
													
																	Finger stick test for mono. 
									
	
		
	
																	Clean your hand with soap and warm water or an alcohol swab. 
																	A small number of people with mononucleosis may never have a positive test. 
																	The monospot test is done on a small sample of blood taken from your fingertip or from a vein. 
																	For a fingertip sample the health professional taking the sample will. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	For a fingertip sample the health professional taking the sample will. 
																	The monospot test is done on a small sample of blood taken from your fingertip or from a vein. 
																	A mononucleosis spot or monospot test is a blood test used to determine whether or not you are infected with the epstein barr virus which is the organism that causes infectious mononucleosis. 
																	A small sample of blood is taken from the fingertip by a prick on the end of the finger which has been properly cleaned and the blood is then tested for the virus. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Blood test from a finger stick. 
																	Blood test from a finger stick. 
																	The highest number of antibodies occurs 2 to 5 weeks after mono begins. 
																	For a fingertip sample the health professional taking the sample will. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	The monospot test is a very quick screening test which will indicate a recent mono infection. 
																	Clean your hand with soap and warm water or an alcohol swab. 
																	A positive test means heterophile antibodies are present. 
																	Your provider will also consider other blood test results and your symptoms. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	The epstein barr antibody test is done on a blood sample taken from your vein.