TABLE 1.
Results of various diagnostic tests used for 43 patients with Bartonella endocarditis
| Patient (reference)b | IgG titer determined by MIF assay for:
|
Species detected bya:
|
Proven diagnosis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. henselae | B. quintana | Specific blood culture | PCR on EDTA-treated blood | Valvular biopsy specimen culture | PCR on valvular biopsy specimen | OSN-PCR on serum | LCN-PCR on serum | ||
| 1 (27) | 3,200 | 3,200 | − | − | − | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 2 (27) | 1,600 | 800 | ND | − | − | − | − | − | |
| 3 (27) | 3,200 | 3,200 | − | ND | ND | ND | − | − | |
| 4 (27) | 1,600 | 400 | ND | − | − | ND | − | − | |
| 5 (27) | 51,200 | 6,400 | − | − | − | B. quintana | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 6 (10) | 6,400 | 25,600 | − | − | ND | ND | − | − | |
| 7 (10) | 400 | 50 | ND | ND | B. quintana | B. quintana | − | − | B. quintana |
| 8 (10) | 1,600 | 100 | − | − | ND | ND | − | − | |
| 9 (10) | 200 | 400 | B. quintana | ND | − | B. quintana | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 10 (10) | 400 | 12,800 | ND | ND | ND | ND | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 11 (10) | 6,400 | 6,400 | ND | ND | ND | ND | − | − | |
| 12 (10) | 200 | 12,800 | − | − | − | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 13 (10) | 1,600 | 800 | − | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 14 (10) | 3,200 | 3,200 | − | ND | B. quintana | B. quintana | − | − | B. quintana |
| 15 (10) | 800 | 1,600 | − | ND | B. quintana | B. quintana | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 16 (10) | 400 | 400 | − | ND | − | B. quintana | − | − | B. quintana |
| 17 (10) | 3,200 | 1,600 | ND | ND | ND | B. henselae | − | − | B. henselae |
| 18 (10) | 400 | 800 | − | ND | ND | ND | − | − | |
| 19 (10) | 6,400 | 3,200 | ND | ND | ND | ND | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 20 (10) | 1,600 | 800 | − | ND | ND | B. henselae | B. henselae | B. henselae | B. henselae |
| 21 (10) | 800 | 1,600 | − | ND | ND | B. henselae | − | B. henselae | B. henselae |
| 22 (10) | 1,600 | 1,600 | − | ND | B. quintana | B. quintana | − | − | B. quintana |
| 23 (10) | 3,200 | 1,600 | B. henselae | B. henselae | B. henselae | B. henselae | − | − | B. henselae |
| 24 (10) | 1,600 | 1,600 | − | ND | ND | B. quintana | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 25 (10) | 800 | 800 | ND | ND | ND | ND | − | − | |
| 26 (10) | 1,600 | 3,200 | ND | ND | ND | B. quintana | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 27 (10) | 1,600 | 800 | ND | ND | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 28 (10) | 3,200 | 1,600 | ND | ND | ND | B. quintana | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 29 (10) | 3,200 | 3,200 | − | ND | − | B. quintana | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 30 (10) | 200 | 800 | − | ND | ND | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 31 (10) | 400 | 800 | − | ND | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 32 (10) | 200 | 800 | − | ND | ND | B. quintana | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 33 | 1,600 | 1,600 | − | ND | ND | ND | − | − | |
| 34 | 800 | 800 | − | ND | ND | ND | − | − | |
| 35 | 800 | 800 | − | ND | B. quintana | B. quintana | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 36 | 1,600 | 1,600 | − | ND | ND | ND | − | − | |
| 37 | 3,200 | 800 | − | ND | ND | ND | B. henselae | B. henselae | B. henselae |
| 38 | 800 | 800 | ND | ND | − | B. quintana | − | B. quintana | B. quintana |
| 39 | 6,400 | 6,400 | − | − | ND | ND | − | B. henselae | B. henselae |
| 40 | 1,600 | 1,600 | − | ND | ND | B. henselae | − | B. henselae | B. henselae |
| 41 | 800 | 800 | ND | ND | ND | ND | − | B. henselae | B. henselae |
| 42 | 1,600 | 1,600 | ND | ND | − | ND | − | B. henselae | B. henselae |
| 43 | 800 | 1,600 | ND | ND | ND | ND | − | − | |
a
−, negative result; ND, not determined.
b
Patients 33 to 43 are from this study.