Figure 4
From: Microbiology of diabetic foot infections: from Louis Pasteur to ‘crime scene investigation’
Example of a potential microbiology report based on hypothetical functional metagenomic next generation sequencing (NGS) data. Example of a potential microbiology report based on hypothetical functional metagenomic NGS data from a patient specimen. A) Patient and specimen information, B) Test description and overview, C) Sample preparation requirements, D) List of any resistance or virulence factors detected, E) Bacterial taxonomic profile, F) Antibiotic susceptibility profile based on bacterial taxa detected and antibiotic resistance and virulence factors detected.