Interpreting Your NGS + Biomarker Report
References
- Corona P S, et al. General Assembly, Diagnosis, Pathogen Isolation: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 34 (2019) S207eS214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2018.09.072
Direct colony identification example
- Organisms and quantity detected by qPCR, measured in DNA copies/ml
- Organisms detected by NGS, with relative abundance represented in sample – in this case the fungus Cercospora capsici
- Antimicrobial resistance genes detected by qPCR
“qPCR + NGS provides faster and more accurate organism identification to treating physicians than culture or biochemical testing.”
– Nicholas S., PhD
Laboratory Section Director, MicroGenDX