Molbio Diagnostics launches Truenat RT-PCR test for HIV 1/ HIV 2
By EH News Bureau, August 17, 2022, August 17, 2022
https://www.expresshealthcare.in/news/molbio-diagnostics-launches-truenat-rt-pcr-test-for-hiv-1-hiv-2/436021/
Molbio Diagnostics has launched a new test for differential diagnosis of HIV 1 and HIV 2 with viral loads within 60 minutes. The test works on the existing Truelab infrastructure and will require no additional set-ups and equipment
Read moreHepatitis: Will New Evidence For "same-day Test And Treat" Be A Game-changer?
CNS, August 15,2022, August 15, 2022
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2208/S00090/hepatitis-will-new-evidence-for-same-day-test-and-treat-be-a-game-changer.htm
Those who were found positive for hepatitis C antibody, were offered the viral load test (Molbio TrueNat point-of-care nucleic acid amplification test), and those who were eligible for treatment as per the national guidelines, were initiated on sofosbuvir and daclastasvir on the same day.
Read moreResearch Publication: Truenat: An affordable and user-friendly option for screening of sub-microscopic Plasmodium infections in low resource countries
The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2022;00: 100032 Published online xxx https://doi.org/10.1016/j. lansea.2022.100032, July 14, 2022
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(22)00042-7/fulltext
Truenat may produce substantial benefits in identifying sub-microscopic Plasmodium infections in low resource settings due to its easy operations and cost-effectiveness. For successful elimination of SMI in India, demarcation of SMI hotspots by microscopy and Truenat supported with effective treatment would be a cost effective and more robust approach
Read moreResearch Publication -Validation of micro-chip based PCR assays for diagnosis of both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2022 Jan-Mar;59(1):57-62. doi: 10.4103/0972-9062.328978. PMID: 35708405., July 14, 2022
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361189499_Validation_of_micro-chip_based_PCR_assays_for_diagnosis_of_both_Plasmodium_falciparum_and_Plasmodium_vivax
Based on high accuracy and precision between different lots, the Truenat® Malaria Pv-Pf and Pf assays were found to be suitable for the diagnosis of sub-microscopic infections in field conditions to provide support in elimination of malaria
Read moreBhubaneswar’s AIPH University Hosts Dengue Awareness Programmes
Odisha Bytes, July 08, 2022
https://odishabytes.com/bhubaneswars-aiph-university-hosts-dengue-awareness-programmes/
There was a live demonstration on sample testing of dengue-infected blood at the workshop. The students of AIPH University got hands-on experience of testing blood samples of dengue-infected patients using advanced TruNat machine, which was facilitated by Molbio Diagnostics
Read moreResearch Paper Published - A One Man Army- TrueNat Testing for the Identification of COVID-19 in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research ; 16(5):DC01-DC05, 2022., July 05, 2022
https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/resource/pt/covidwho-1863306?lang=en
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the entire world. The need of timely detection of the virus has been of prime importance and the efforts to develop sensitive, specific, rapid, portable and cost effective diagnostic methods promoted the indigenous development of TrueNat testing for viral load in COVID-19 detection which had been previously designed for detection of Tuberculosis and other infectious organisms.
Read moreTB can now be diagnosed in two to 72 hours with the latest tests
Express News Service | Chandigarh |, March 26, 2022
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/tb-can-now-be-diagnosed-in-two-to-72-hours-with-the-latest-tests-7837970/
A two-day CME-cum-workshop on tuberculosis started on Saturday, as part of World TB week at the Department of Medical Microbiology, PGI Chandigarh. Dr Sunil Sethi, Professor and organising secretary of TBCON 2022, said that over 300 delegates from all over India will be attending this event.
Read moreTB diagnosis: Strengthening first line of defence a must
Prathiba Raju, ET Health World, March 24, 2022
https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/tb-diagnosis-strengthening-first-line-of-defence-a-must/90413420
The door-to-door tuberculosis screening campaign with Truenat machines .....
Read moreUnion govt deploys Molbio Diagnostics’ to conduct door-to-door TB screening campaign
ET Health World, March 17, 2022
https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/diagnostics/union-govt-deploys-molbio-diagnostics-to-conduct-door-to-door-tb-screening-campaign/90285029
Molbio Diagnostics’ indigenously developed Truenat platform a point-of-care portable, battery-operated, IoT-enabled, Real Time PCR platform with a sample to result time of less than one hour to be used in the door-to-door campaign by health workers to test those found to have symptoms of TB
Read moreIn Quest for Building Better Healthcare – Dr Chandrashekhar Nair
Arati Halbe, Research Matters, March 02, 2022
https://researchmatters.in/news/quest-building-better-healthcare-%E2%80%93-dr-chandrasekhar-nair
In an exclusive interview with Research Matters, Dr Chandrashekhar Nair, awardee of the Infosys Prize for Engineering and Computer Science 2021, shared the motivation, challenges and breakthroughs during the making of Truenat®, a portable, battery-operated PCR testing platform.
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