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Cold Agglutinins Part 2

Normal body temperatures range from 97.6F to 99.6F. At

temperatures lower than normal body temperature, cold

agglutinins attach to red blood cells and cause clumping.

Specimen Collection

• Use red-topped tubes • Keep the sample at

that do not contain 98.6F until the serum

additives can be separated from

• Collection tubes must be the cells

prewarmed • Serum must be separated

from cells within 1 hour