Gastrointestinal disorder (IMAGE)
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Diagnosing the source of a patient’s illness — in the pictured scenario, a gastrointestinal disorder that may have a bacterial (Salmonella on left) or viral (norovirus on right) cause — may one day be simpler and more accurate using next-generation sequencing (NGS) than with current methods. A recent Johns Hopkins Medicine study found that NGS genetic diagnostic systems show promise but need refinement.
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Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using public domain images. Salmonella image courtesy of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases; norovirus image courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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