LOINC display name : C. burnetii DNA NAA probe Ql (Implanted device);
LOINC long common name : Coxiella burnetii DNA [Presence] in Implanted device by NAA with probe detection;
LOINC short name : C burnet DNA Implnt dev Ql NAA probe;
LOINC description : In recent year, several types of bacteria have been associated with culture-negative
endocarditis, including Coxiella burnetti, Tropheryma whipplei, and Bartonella species.
Because cultures are sterile, diagnosis relies on other methodologies, including molecular
techniques. [PMID: 17889492] Such infections may involve native or prosthetic valves.;