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Cold agglutinins in infectious mononucleosis and heterophil-antibody-negative mononucleosis-like syndromes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  194643     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cold agglutinins (CA) were evaluated prospectively in patients with various mononucleosis syndromes and in a large control group. Cold agglutinins with anti-i specificity were seen mainly in heterophil-positive or -negative Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-induced infectious mononucleosis (31.8% of cases). Unclassified CA with equal reactivity against cord and adult erythrocytes were seen in 56 of 150 (37.3%) cases of heterophil-antibody-positive infectious mononucleosis (IM), in 1 of 7 (14.3%) cases of heterophil-negative EBV-induced IM, and in 12 of 31 (38.7%) cases of the heterophil-negative mononucleosis-like syndrome due to cytomegalovirus or other unspecified agents. One patient with heterophil-positive IM had a persistent, partially papain sensitive CA with anti-Pr-like activity. Anti-i CA were seen in less than 1.0% of healthy young adults (500) or patients without mononucleosis (500) submitted for heterophil studies. Unclassified CA were noted in 3.2% of the latter 1000 samples.
Authors:
C A Horwitz; J Moulds; W Henle; G Henle; H Polesky; H H Balfour; B Schwartz; T Hoff
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Blood     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0006-4971     ISO Abbreviation:  Blood     Publication Date:  1977 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1977-09-02     Completed Date:  1977-09-02     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7603509     Medline TA:  Blood     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  195-202     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Agglutinins / analysis*
Antibodies, Heterophile
Antibodies, Viral / analysis
Autoantibodies / analysis*
Cold Temperature
Cytomegalovirus / isolation & purification
Herpesvirus 4, Human / isolation & purification
Humans
I Blood-Group System
Immunoglobulin G / analysis
Immunoglobulin M / analysis
Infectious Mononucleosis / immunology*,  microbiology
Papain
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Agglutinins; 0/Antibodies, Heterophile; 0/Antibodies, Viral; 0/Autoantibodies; 0/I Blood-Group System; 0/Immunoglobulin G; 0/Immunoglobulin M; EC 3.4.22.2/Papain

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