Published Research Article: Innovative point-of-care molecular diagnostic test for COVID-19 in India
Gupta et al. 2020, November 06, 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30164-6
A similar approach was used in India to augment testing for COVID-19 in underserved areas and health-care facilities. A combination of different tests and testing platforms has been used to augment capacity to 1·2 million tests per day, as of Sept 25, 2020. Indigenous portable Truelab (Molbio Diagnostics, India) workstations, previously used and recommended by WHO for tuberculosis
Read morePublished Research Article: Impact and operational feasibility of TrueNat™ MTB/Rif under India’s RNTCP
Author: Murhekar et al. 2020, October 26, 2020
http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.20.0004
The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in Andhra Pradesh, India, introduced TrueNat™ MTB/Rif, a rapid molecular test for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and rifampicin (RIF) resistance at 193 TB units (TUs) in October 2018. We evaluated its impact on TB diagnosis and assessed the operational feasibility of its deployment at point-of-care (POC) settings.
Read moreTB testing machines record 20% Covid-19 positivity rate in Maharashtra
Rupsa Chakraborty, Hindustan Times, August 31, 2020
https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/tb-testing-machines-record-20-covid-19-positivity-rate-in-maharashtra/story-d9B29zKLxccUMmjBlpN4NN.html
TrueNat, a portable medical device that was originally designed to detect tuberculosis (TB), was recently used to test 26,000 people across Maharashtra for Covid-19. Of this number, almost 20% tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Read moreKashmir gets seven TrueNat machines for 1-hour COVID test results
Nisar Dharma, The Kashmir Monitor, June 23, 2020
https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/kashmir-gets-seven-truenat-machines-for-1-hour-covid-test-results/
Srinagar: For faster testing of patients, especially pregnant women, and those requiring emergency surgeries, the J&K government has procured seven TrueNat machines that can test COVID-19 samples in an hour.
Read moreExplained: How TrueNat test works
Smita Nair, The Indian Express, June 19, 2020
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/truenat-test-coronavirus-icmr-explained-6465544/
A few weeks ago, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approved the use of TrueNat machines, manufactured by a Goa-based company, for carrying out confirmatory tests for Covid-19 disease.
Read moreKerala: Private hospitals turn to TrueNat tests
Preetu Nair, The Times of India, June 19, 2020
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-private-hospitals-turn-to-truenat-tests/articleshow/76462837.cms
KOCHI: Small and medium private hospitals in Kerala are looking at starting TrueNat Covid tests,
Read moreCentre deploys tuberculosis testing platform TrueNAT to ramp up COVID-19 tests
Sagar Kulkarni, Deccan Herald, New Delhi, June 13, 2020
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/centre-deploys-tuberculosis-testing-platform-truenat-to-ramp-up-covid-19-tests-849167.html
The TrueNat machines have been extensively used across almost every district for conducting tests for tuberculosis, prevalence for which is high in the country
Read moreCOVID-19: Yogi Adityanath digitally inaugurates TrueNet machines in UP's 75 districts
ANI, June 12, 2020
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/covid-19-yogi-adityanath-digitally-inaugurates-truenet-machines-in-ups-75-districts20200612223356/
COVID-19: Yogi Adityanath digitally inaugurates TrueNet machines in UP's 75 districts for COVID-19
Read moreTirupati: Now, Covid confirmatory test through TrueNat machine
The Hans India, June 06, 2020
https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/tirupati-now-covid-confirmatory-test-through-truenat-machine-626490
Tirupati: As the coronavirus is spreading fast amid reports that there would be a manifold increase in these cases in the days to come, there is a need to test more samples
Read moreDid Nagaland miss the TrueNat bus 7 years ago?
The Morung Express, June 06, 2020
https://www.morungexpress.com/did-nagaland-miss-the-truenat-bus-7-years-ago
The first batch of TrueNat machines which were installed at District Hospital, Dimapur, the designated COVID-19 Hospital for the district on June 5.
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