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April 25, 2018

“MicroGen DX is absolutely a key part of our whole management strategy.” Jon Minter, DO

Doctor Jon Minter is an Orthopedic Surgeon who works in Atlanta, Georgia. His practice revolves primarily around joint replacement, hip and knee replacement. “I do a lot of revision surgery,” he told us, ” but also a lot of infection management, which is a big part of my practice.” He was kind enough to sit down with us and talk about his experience using MicroGen as a diagnostic tool Dr. Minter began by revealing some of the difficulties faced from using traditional cultures. “Many of the patients are coming to us after having a number of misdiagnoses or antibiotic failures,” […]

April 25, 2018

“It is going help me, help my patients.” Ginger Isom-Batz, MD

Board certified in both Urology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and Fellowship-trained in Female Urology Dr. Ginger Isom-Batz practices at Urology Clinics of North Texas in Dallas. She was kind enough to sit down and talk to us about her experience in using MicroGen DX to care for her patients, and the difference it has made over traditional cultures. Right away Dr. Isom-Batz told us how getting better, more accurate information through MicroGen DX has caused her to rethink her previous trust in traditional culture methods. “There were certainly a lot of times that we were pretty convinced […]

April 25, 2018

“This has revolutionized my practice, it will revolutionize your practice.” Timothy Hlavinka, MD

Dr. Timothy Hlavinka is a lifetime Texan who has become well known for excellence in the field of urology over his 20+ year career, most notably through his research in sexual health and hormone replacement therapy. In fact, he is the only Fellow for The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health in Texas. He has been selected for inclusion on the Texas Super Doctors list in 8 of the past 10 years. Like most doctors, Dr. Hlavinka began his career using cultures to try and diagnose the cause of infections, and like most doctors, he found a […]

November 21, 2018

MicroGenDX featured on LifeTime Television

MicroGenDX was recently featured on LifeTime Television’s “The Balancing Act.” They had this to say: “MicroGenDX’s Next Generation DNA Sequencing delivers precise data for the diagnosis of infections with accurate microbial identification. Compared to traditional culture labs, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) identifies 100 percent of the microbes within a sample with 99.9 percent accuracy. Plus, NGS detects antibiotic resistance genes for eight antibiotic classes, and delivers an antibiotic recommendations sheet.” To read more, visit the Balancing Act at https://thebalancingact.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-next-generation-of-dna-sequencing/ Or visit MicroGenDX at microgendx.com You can watch part of the episode in the video below, shared from The Balancing Act’s YouTube channel. https://www.microgendx.com https://www.facebook.com/microgendx/ https://www.instagram.com/microgendx/ […]