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Table 1 Results of PCR testing for the presence of C. burnetii DNA in donated tissues

From: Screening of post-mortem tissue donors for Coxiella burnetii infection after large outbreaks of Q fever in The Netherlands

 

Cornea

Skin

Heart valves

Musculoskeletal

EIA and IFA positive N = 31

 

Donated tissues

28

6

5

4

Available for PCR testing

25

6

4

3

PCR negative

24 +1a

6

4b

3

  1. Results of PCR testing for the presence of C. burnetii DNA in donated tissues in donors who tested anti-Coxiella positive in EIA and IFA.
  2. a +1 indicates that one test gave an invalid result due to inhibition of the PCR.
  3. b From one patient no aortic valve and aortic wall tissue was available for PCR testing.