Empowering infection diagnostics with DNA precision 🧬 Right Bug Right Drug #chronicinfection #antibioticresistance For technical content: @ma_microgendx
Orlando, FL
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Bringing New Hope for Patients Suffering From Challenging Infections.
If you are suffering from an infection and have been unable to find a diagnosis or treatment, please reach out to us!
#infection #ChronicPain #AntibioticResistance – at Florida, USA
🧬 A score and a shortlist is not an answer.
OrthoKEY pairs qPCR and NGS with ICM-aligned biomarkers for PJI, including culture-negative infection.
Read the study (Frontiers, n=2,011):
doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1…
#BIGORTHO #Orthopedics #PJI
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🧬 A score and a shortlist is not an answer.
In PJI, OrthoKEY pairs qPCR and NGS with ICM-aligned biomarkers in a single specimen, including polymicrobial and culture-negative infection.
✓ 60,000+ organism database
✓ Up to 17 AMR gene targets with every result
✓ qPCR and NGS results typically available within 24 to 48 hours from sample receipt
Read the study (Frontiers in Microbiology, n=2,011):
doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1…
CAP-accredited, CLIA-certified, CLEP-permitted (NYS DOH). For Healthcare Professionals.
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🧬 ATC 2026, Booth 810.
Bring our CEO a case that culture can't solve.
✓ Meet CEO Rick Martin
✓ See where qPCR and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) reveal what culture leaves behind
📲 Book a meeting at: learnmore.microgendx.com/atc…
#ATC2026 #NGS #Transplant
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🧬 Culture comes back negative. The patient is clearly infected. What guides therapy?
Bring our CEO a case culture can't solve. #ATC2026, Booth 810. Boston, June 20-24.
qPCR + NGS, adjunctive to culture.
#NGS #Transplant #InfectiousDisease
doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag…
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Heading to ATC 2026 in Boston, June 20-24.
Find RespiKEY: qPCR + NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) detection of bacterial, viral, fungal, and atypical pathogens from BAL and sputum.
Results in as little as 24-48 hours of sample receipt.
Bring our CEO a case culture can't solve.
#TransplantID #NGS #ATC2026
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Hip and knee surgeons:
Still using Big Ortho to diagnose PJIs?
Two peer-reviewed numbers:
→ ~$3,916 = cost-effectiveness ceiling (Torchia 2019)
→ ~$400 = OrthoKEY (Tipton 2026, n=2,011)
~90% below the ceiling.
Pathogen ID + resistance genes + biomarkers + ~24-48h turnaround time from receipt sample.
frontiersin.org/journals/mic…
#OrthopedicSurgery #PJI #BigOrtho
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MicroGenDX will be at ATS 2026 | Orlando | May 17-20 Bring us a culture-negative case that you cannot solve!
Monday: Dr. Arnaldo Lopez Ruiz (AdventHealth) presents new pleural fluid data.
n=146, 99% on antibiotics: • NGS 40.3% • Culture 12.7% • p<0.001
#ATS2026 #Pulmonology #CriticalCare #MolecularDiagnostics
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Our team is on the ground in Toronto!
Day 1 at #ISHLT2026, Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Come find our booth!
Friday: Dr. Aldo T. Iacono's session on targeted NGS for BAL in lung transplant recipients. ORAL SESS 33, Room 801 A+B, 3:49 PM ET
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Heading to Toronto for #ISHLT2026- April 22–25 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Dr. Aldo T. Iacono (Northwell Health) presents new research on targted NGS for BAL in lung transplant recipients- Fri Apr 24, ORAL SESS 33.
See you there!
🤖 Made with AI
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One weekend in with Results Portal v2.0.
Most-asked-about feature so far:
Sample Receipt + Report Ready push notifications. Removes the need to log in to check status.
iOS and Android:
apps.apple.com/us/app/microg…
play.google.com/store/apps/d…
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Provider Portal v2.0 is live.
New this release:
• Opens to your requisitions list
• Search by Patient, Doctor, NPI, or Organization
• Push notifications for Sample Receipt + Report Ready
• In-app Customer Service
iOS and Android
#MolecularDiagnostics #ClinicalWorkflow
iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/microg…
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d…
#MolecularDiagnostics #ClinicalWorkflow
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Culture-negative empyema.
Misdiagnosed as TB.
Then Nocardia.
NGS identified Pseudopropionibacterium propionicum.
Conventional culture negative after 4 weeks.
Published case report.
Babar et al., Pathogens 2024;13(2):165. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13020165
#NGS #InfectiousDisease #MolecularDiagnostics
mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/2/165?…
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99.2% accuracy. Third-party verified. Not self-reported. 1,000+ blinded specimens.
External proficiency testing programs: anonymized specimens sent from outside organizations, compared against assigned reference values.
microgendx.com
#MolecularDiagnostics #LaboratoryQuality #NGS
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Molecular diagnostic claims get denied. Usually not because the test was unnecessary.
The denial is almost always a documentation mismatch. A missing Z code. The wrong primary diagnosis position. A clinical story the payer system could not follow.
New blog: microgendx.com/why-molecular…
#MolecularDiagnostics #MedicalBilling #InfectiousDisease
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It has has come to our attention that CDL Labs may have suspended Zimmer Biomet's Synovasure PJI sample processing. If your practice has been affected:
• OrthoKey PJI OR + OrthoKey PJI Clinic- both fully operational
• qPCR + NGS + Biomarkers
• Results often within 24 hours
• OR and in-clinic versions available
microgendx.com/orthopedic-jo…
#PJI #Orthopedics #Synovasure #MolecularDiagnostics #MicroGenDX #ContinuityOfCare #ZimmerBiomet
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AAOS 2026: DAIR failure with empiric therapy = 55.7%. With tailored therapy = 39.5% (P=0.002). Knowing the pathogen matters. 🔬 medpagetoday.com/meetingcove… #PJI #AAOS2026 #Orthopedics
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In sepsis, every hour to the right antibiotic affects outcomes. NGS testing identifies the organism and resistance markers within 48 hours - even after antibiotics have already been started. Earlier data. Better treatment decisions. #Sepsis #CriticalCare #AntimicrobialStewardship #SCCM2026
→ Learn more: microgendx.com/next-generati…
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🚀 New Series: The Clinician's Guide to the Genomic Galaxy
NGS isn't sci-fi anymore. It's faster, cheaper, and already shaping real clinical decisions.
We break down what clinicians actually need to know-without the myths.
👉 Read more: microgendx.com/the-clinician…
#GenomicGalaxy #NGS #ClinicalDiagnostics
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