Febrile/cold agglutinins : Normal Values & Results (Cold agglutinins, Weil-Felix reaction, Widal's test, Warm agglutinins)

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Febrile/cold agglutinins

Alternate Names : Cold agglutinins, Weil-Felix reaction, Widal's test, Warm agglutinins

Normal Values

Warm agglutinins: no agglutination in titers at or below 1:80
Cold agglutinins: no agglutination in titers at or below 1:16

Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

What do Abnormal Results Mean?

The presence of warm agglutinins may occur with:

Infections, including brucellosis, rickettsial disease, salmonella infection, and tularemia
Lymphoma
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Use of certain medicines, including methyldopa, penicillin, and quinidine

The presence of cold agglutinins may occur with:

Infections, especially Mycoplasma pneumonia
Previous viral, staphylococcal, or malaria infection
Cancer, including lymphoma and multiple myeloma
Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Review Date : 11/2/2008
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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