TABLE 2.
Detection and identification of B.quintana, B.henselae, and C.burnetii from surgical FFPE heart valve specimens
| Specimen | Patient
|
Tissue type | dPCR result | 16S rRNA resulta | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Age (yr) | |||||
| 1 | Female | 11 | FFPE, aortic | B.henselae | B.henselae | This study |
| 2 | Female | 41 | Fresh, mitral | Negative | Negative | This study |
| 3 | Female | 81 | Fresh, aortic | Negative | Negative | This study |
| 4 | Female | 34 | FFPE, aortic | B.quintana | B.quintana | This study |
| 5 | Male | 58 | Fresh, mitral | Negative | Negative | This study |
| 6 | Male | 17 | FFPE, aortic | B.henselae | B.henselae | This study |
| 7 | Male | 49 | Fresh, aortic | C.burnetii | C.burnetii | This study |
| 8 | Male | 60 | FFPE, mitral | C.burnetii | C.burnetii | This study |
| 9 | Male | 43 | FFPE, aortic | B.henselae | B.henselae | 25 |
| 10 | Male | 51 | FFPE, aortic | B.quintana | B.quintana | 20 |
| 11 | Female | 56 | Fresh, aortic | B.henselae | B.henselae | This study |
| 12 | Female | 27 | Fresh, mitral | Negative | H.parainfluenzae | This study |
| 13 | Male | 72 | Fresh, prosthetic | Negative | S.sanguinis | This study |
| 14 | Male | 46 | Fresh, prosthetic | Negative | Negative | This study |
| 15 | Male | 64 | Fresh, prosthetic | Negative | Negative | This study |
| 16 | Male | 54 | FFPE, aortic | Negative | S.dysgalactiae | 14 |
| 17 | Female | 21 | FFPE, aortic | Negative | S.gordonii | 14 |
a
16S rRNA gene amplification and sequencing result.