-------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEST RESULT REF. RANGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- RHEUMATOID FACTOR (R.A.FACTOR) NEGATIVE IU/ml < 25:Negative (SEMI QUANTITATIVE) 25-30:Slightly Elevated 50-100: Elevated > 100 : Highly Elevated --------------------------------------------------------------------- POSITIVE RESULTS INDICATED PRESENCE OF RHEMUATIOD FACTORS (AUTO-ANTIBODIES) IN THE TEST SPECIMEN. TEST MAY SOMETIMES BE POSITIVE IN SYPHILIS,HEPATITIS, SLF & HYPERGAMMA GLOBULEMIAS. -----------------------------------------------------------------------