Toxoplasmosis Test: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Other infections can cause a false-positive result in a newborn.
Other antibodies, such as rheumatoid factor or antinuclear antibodies, may also cause a false-positive result.
| Last updated: | June 27, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, Gregory A L Davies, MD, FRCSC, FACOG - Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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