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Incidental Cold Agglutinins in Lung Transplant Recipients [PDF]

Transplantation Direct
Background. The relevance of cold agglutinins in lung transplantation (LTx) recipients is unclear. While there is typically no intentionally induced hypothermia, the cold preservation of organs could potentially lead to microvascular injury and vascular ...
Isabelle Moneke, MD, Axel Semmelmann, MD, David Schibilsky, MD, Torsten Loop, MD, Elke Weinig, MD, Ömer Senbaklavaci, MD, Johannes Kalbhenn, MD, Florian Emmerich, MD   +7 more
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Baseline titres of O, H and AH agglutinins to Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A in blood donors in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background: Sri Lanka is considered as an endemic country for enteric fever. Due to difficulties in performing blood cultures, the Widal test is still commonly carried out for the diagnosis of enteric fever.
SC Illapperuma, EM Corea, SB Agampodi
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Cryoglobulins, Cryofibrinogens, and Cold Agglutinins in Cold Urticaria: Literature Review, Retrospective Patient Analysis, and Observational Study in 49 Patients

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
IntroductionCryoproteins, such as cryoglobulins, cryofibrinogens and cold agglutinins, precipitate at low temperatures or agglutinate erythrocytes and dissolve again when warmed.
Katharina Ginter, Dalia Melina Ahsan, Mojca Bizjak, Karoline Krause, Marcus Maurer, Sabine Altrichter, Sabine Altrichter, Dorothea Terhorst-Molawi   +7 more
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Platelet cold agglutinins and thrombocytopenia: A diagnostic dilemma in the intensive care unit

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2014
We report a case of pseudo-thrombocytopenia due to cold agglutinins against platelets. These cold agglutinins were the cause for diagnostic confusion and resulted in extensive workup and unnecessary therapeutic precautions.
TV Bharath Kumar, Neerja Bhardwaj
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Phenotype- and age-associated variations in non-specific agglutinins and complement components (C3 and C5a) in camels: Implications for transfusion compatibility and immune function [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Blood transfusion in camels is hindered by poorly understood blood group systems, non-specific agglutinins, and a lack of standardized cross-matching protocols.
Yousef M. Alharbi
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ANTI-Yersinia enterocolitica SEROTYPE 3 AGGLUTININS IN SWINE SERA FROM RIO DE JANEIRO [PDF]

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 1997
The slow serum agglutination test was applied to 119 healthy pigs for the determination of the possible presence of anti-Yersinia enterocolitica 0:3 agglutinins.
Norma dos Santos Lázaro, Ernesto Hofer
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Cold Agglutinin Disease [PDF]

Clinical Hematology International, 2020
Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is an uncommon form of cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of elderly patients with unexplained chronic anemia presenting with or without cold-induced symptoms in ...
Amy P. Gabbard, Garrett S. Booth
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Problems of Cold Agglutinins in Cardiac Surgery: How to Manage Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Myocardial Protection [PDF]

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2014
Cold agglutinins are of unique relevance in cardiac surgerybecause of the use of hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Cold autoimmune diseases are defined by the presence of abnormal circulating proteins (usually IgM or IgA antibodies) that ...
Kambiz Alizadeh, Masoomeh Tabari, Behrooz Mottahedi, Delaram Sayadpour   +3 more
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Acquired Angioedema Related to Transient C1- Inhibitor Deficiency Triggered by Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection: A Case Report [PDF]

Reports
Background and Clinical Significance: Acquired angioedema (AAE) is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition characterized by acquired deficiency of C1-inhibitor (C1-INH) resulting in hyperactivation of the classical complement pathway.
Athanasia-Marina Peristeri, Olympia Akritidou, Anna Nikopoulou, Konstantina Theodoridou, Michail Leontakianakos, Christina Chrysanthi Theocharidou, Georgios Pilianidis   +6 more
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Níveis de aglutininas anti-tifoídicas em esquistossomóticos hepato-esplênicos Levels of antityphoid agglutinins in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis patients

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1982
Dois grupos, constituídos de 43 esquistossomóticos hepato-esplênicos e 83 indivíduos controle, foram analisados quanto à prevalência de aglutininas anti-tifoídicas.
Maria Aparecida Shikanai Yasuda, Rubens Guimarães Ferri, Paulo Hideki Yasuda, Celeste Fava Netto, Guilherme Rodrigues da Silva, José Maria Ferreira   +5 more
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