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Reactive cold agglutinins suggests which one of the following diseases?

A
Chronic infectious mononucleosis
B
Primary syphilis
C
Scarlet fever
D
Primary atypical pneumonia
High-Yield Explanation
Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes primary atypical pneumonia. Although physicians rely on the presence of cold agglutinins (CA) for diagnosis, CA may be negative in up to 50% of cases. With symptoms of pneumonia, a positive CA is reliable. A complement-fixation (CF) test for M. pneumoniae is indicated when CA is negative. Isolation of M. pneumoniae is time-consuming (1 to 3 weeks) and not practical in most circumstances.

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