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PBT Substances
PBT may refer to: Science, technology and medicine * Paul–Bunnell test, an heterophile antibody test * Pentabromotoluene, an aromatic chemical compound * Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances, a class of compounds that have high resistance to degradation * Polybutylene terephthalate, plastic used as an electrical insulator * Proton beam therapy, a cancer treatment * Provider Backbone Transport, IEEE 802.1 networking technology * Preliminary breath test, with a hand-held breathalyzer * Property-based testing, a software testing framework; for example see QuickCheck Other uses * Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE symbol) * Profit before tax, a variation of EBIT * Progressing Ballet Technique, a form of cross training used for ballet that is uses ballet specific exercises similar to Pilates * Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, a ballet company in Pennsylvania, USA {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul–Bunnell Test
The mononuclear spot test or monospot test, a form of the heterophile antibody test, is a rapid test for infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein–Barr virus, Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). It is an improvement on the Paul–Bunnell test. The test is Sensitivity and specificity, specific for heterophile antibodies produced by the human immune system in response to EBV infection. Commercially available test kits are 70–92% sensitivity and specificity, sensitive and 96–100% sensitivity and specificity, specific, with a lower sensitivity in the first two weeks after clinical symptoms begin. The United States Center for Disease Control deems the monospot test not to be very useful. Medical uses It is indicated as a confirmatory test when a physician suspects EBV, typically in the presence of clinical features such as fever, malaise, pharyngitis, tender lymphadenopathy (especially posterior cervical; often called "tender glands") and splenomegaly.Davidson's Principles & Practices of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |