LOINC display name : B. quintana DNA NAA probe Ql (Tiss);
LOINC long common name : Bartonella quintana DNA [Presence] in Tissue by NAA with probe detection;
LOINC short name : B quintana DNA Tiss Ql NAA probe;
LOINC description : Several species of Bartonella have been associated with culture-negative endocarditis,
with B. henselae and B. quintana being most common. Because cultures are sterile,
diagnosis relies on other methodologies such as molecular techniques. [PMID: 11897074]
Such infections may involve native or prosthetic valves.;