Febrile/cold agglutinins

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What is Febrile/cold agglutinins?

Agglutinins are antibodies that cause the red blood cells to gather together.

  • Cold agglutinins are active at cold temperatures.
  • Febrile (warm) agglutinins are active at normal body temperature.

This article discusses the blood test used to measures the level of these antibodies in the blood.

Alternative Names:

Cold agglutinins; Weil-Felix reaction; Widal's test; Warm agglutinins

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