Evaluation of the Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) in the Setting of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection

Stein et al discuss evaluation of the Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) in the Setting of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in a young adult. Infection with mycoplasma resulted in cold agglutinin formation, which accounted for the finding of red blood cell agglutination. The patient was treated with low-...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 319; no. 13; pp. 1377 - 1378
Main Authors:	Stein, Brady, DeCredico, Nicole, Hillman, Luke
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Medical Association 03-04-2018
Subjects:	Agglutination Anemia Anemia - etiology Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune - diagnosis Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune - etiology Anticoagulants Autoantibodies - blood Cell agglutination Community-Acquired Infections Coombs Test Cryoglobulins - analysis Drug therapy Erythrocytes Evaluation Female Heparin Humans Infections Molecular chains Molecular weight Mycoplasma pneumoniae Mycoplasma pneumoniae - immunology Mycoplasma pneumoniae - isolation & purification Pneumonia Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - complications Young Adult Young adults
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Summary:	Stein et al discuss evaluation of the Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) in the Setting of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in a young adult. Infection with mycoplasma resulted in cold agglutinin formation, which accounted for the finding of red blood cell agglutination. The patient was treated with low-molecular-weight heparin and transitioned to rivaroxaban.
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ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.2018.1969