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Paul–Bunnell Path.|pɔːl bʌˈnɛl|
The names of J. R. Paul (1893–1936) and W. W. Bunnell (1902–1965), U.S. physicians, used attrib. and absol. with reference to a test first described by them in 1932, in which the presence of an antibody reaction to the red blood cells of sheep confirms a diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever).
1938Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. CXCVI. 79 The diagnosis was established by the clinical course, confirmed by a characteristic blood smear and a positive Paul–Bunnell test. 1952Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Mar. 637/1 The Paul-Bunnell reaction was positive in a dilution of 1 in 28. 1958Woman 27 Sept. 70/3 A special blood test, a Paul–Bunnell test, proved that it could only be glandular fever. 1970Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. II. xviii. 116/2 In some cases [of glandular fever], a heterophile antibody capable of agglutinating sheep erythrocytes appears (Paul–Bunnell antibody). 1976Lancet 11 Dec. 1297/1 Paul Bunnell, blood cultures, electrocardiogram, and chest X-ray were all normal. |