Glandular Fever - Blood Test

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MUMS Offer Glandular Fever Blood Testing

MUMS Glandular Fever test costs £50.00

Glandular Fever in a phlebotomy only appointment with the Health Care Assistant costs £80.00

You may choose a £100.00 GP Consultation appointment to ensure that this is the most appropriate test for you. If you opt for a consultation in which to have the test, then you will be followed up with a free of charge telephone consultation to have the results explained to you.

The turnaround time for the results getting back to MUMS is 24 hours.

If you opt for a phlebotomy appointment in which to have the test – we will email your results to you.

This test is otherwise known as a Paul Bunnell test.

Glandular fever (also known as infectious mononucleosis) is an infectious disease caused by a virus called Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Glandular fever is a common illness. This illness is often referred to as  the ‘kissing disease’ .

Glandular fever is spread through saliva and commonly affects teenagers and young adults.

Glandular fever can be diagnosed with a simple blood test called a monospot test, which tests for antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus. However, the mono spot test may not detect the infection during the first week of the illness.

MUMS GPs may also order another blood test called a full blood count (FBC) to check your white cell count.

When our white cell count is raised ( white blood cells ) – glandular fever would be one of the illness’s a doctor would want to rule out.