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  2. Heterophile antibody test - Wikipedia

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    One source states that the specificity of the test is high, virtually 100%, [7] Another source states that a number of other conditions can cause false positives. [5] Rarely, however, a false positive heterophile antibody test may result from systemic lupus erythematosus, toxoplasmosis, rubella, lymphoma and leukemia.

  3. Heterophile antibody - Wikipedia

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    Heterophile antibodies can arise in non-EBV infections. False positive monospot tests may occur in cases of HIV, lymphoma, or systemic lupus erythematosus. Other assays for detection of EBV are available, including serologic markers. [7] An important clinical pearl for heterophile antibodies is they can also be seen in genetic immunodeficiencies.

  4. False positives and false negatives - Wikipedia

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    The false positive rate (FPR) is the proportion of all negatives that still yield positive test outcomes, i.e., the conditional probability of a positive test result given an event that was not present. The false positive rate is equal to the significance level. The specificity of the test is equal to 1 minus the false positive rate.

  5. Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    Nonspecific reactions, hypergammaglobulinemia, or the presence of antibodies directed to other infectious agents that may be antigenically similar to HIV can produce false positive results. Autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, have also rarely caused false positive results. Most false negative results are due to the window ...

  6. What Really Causes a False Positive COVID-19 Test? Experts ...

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    False positive COVID-19 tests—when your result is positive, but you aren’t actually infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus—are a real, if unlikely, possibility, especially if you don’t perform ...

  7. Cross-reactivity - Wikipedia

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    An example of helpful cross-reactivity is in heterophile antibody tests, which detect Epstein-Barr virus using antibodies with specificity for other antigens. Cross-reactivity is also a commonly evaluated parameter for the validation of immune and protein binding based assays such as ELISA and RIA .

  8. How common are false-positive COVID tests? Experts weigh in.

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    The false-positive rate for a PCR test is close to zero, though. ... Ellume notes that "the percent of positive test results that are true positives (also known as Positive Predictive Value or PPV ...

  9. Musk's SpaceX preparing to launch tender offer in Dec at $135 ...

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    By Krystal Hu and Kenrick Cai (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to launch a tender offer in December to sell existing shares at a price of $135 per share, two sources familiar with the ...