CDST_LT-M11: Truenat

Target Audience

• Sr. LT- CDST

• CDST_LT: Truenat as a rapid molecular diagnostic test

  • TrueNAT MTB and RIF Assay
  • Truenat DNA Extraction Cartridge
  • Consumables Required at a Truenat Lab
  • Overview of the Truenat Testing Process
  • Truenat MTB and RIF Assay as a TB Diagnostic Test
  • Inbuilt Controls used in TrueNAT 

• CDST_LT: Specimen processing for truenat

  • Processing of Sputum Sample before Truenat Testing
  • TrueNAT Sample Processing: Other Body Fluids
  • DNA Extraction in TrueNAT MTB and TrueNAT MTB/RIF DX Assay
  • PCR Amplification of the Target genes in Truenat

• CDST_LT: Testing using Truenat

  • Unloading the Truenat Cartridge
  • Using Truenat autoanalyzer for MTB testing
  • Loading the elute onto the Truenat MTB Chip
  • Amplification and Detection of MTB and MTB-Rif

• CDST_LT: Truenat result interpretation and recording

  • Truenat MTB Assay Results Interpretation: Visualization
  • TrueNAT MTB Assay Results Interpretation: Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and RIF Resistance
  • Retrieving test results from the Truenat machine
  • Recording Truenat Results
  • Recording and reporting the NAAT results
  • Reset Procedure for Truenat Testing

• CDST_LT: Troubleshooting in truenat

  • Interfering Substances causing errors in NAAT Assay
  • Monitoring Different Types of Errors with Truenat
  • Trueprep Error Classes and actions
  • Truelab Error Classes and actions
  • Troubleshooting Failures Without Error Codes

• CDST_LT: Truenat instrument maintenance and record keeping

  • Maintenance of the Truenat Instrument - General Principles
  • Truenat Instrument Installation Criteria
  • Daily, Weekly and Monthly Maintenance of Truenat Instrument
  • NAAT Instrument Monthly Data Archive and Data Back-up
  • Annual Maintenance of the Truenat Instrument

• CDST_LT: Monitoring Truenat quality and lab performance

  • External Quality Assurance of TrueNAT
  • Monitoring Quality Indicators of Truenat

• CDST_LT: Biomedical waste management in Truenat

  • Biosafety measures required for Truenat
  • Disposal of Infectious Samples and Used Cartridges in TrueNAT Laboratories