Target Audience
PM-M02_01: Diagnostic Technologies and Lab Network
- Principles and Methods of Testing for TB diagnosis
- Microscopy in TB Diagnosis
- Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test [CBNAAT]
- TrueNAT MTB and RIF Assay
- Line Probe Assay [LPA]
- Solid and Liquid Culture in TB
- Culture Drug Susceptibility Testing [CDST]
- Laboratory Hierarchy and Network
- Intermediate Reference Laboratories [IRL] and their role
- CDST labs and their role
- NAAT Labs and their role
- Functions of a Designated Microscopy Centres [DMC]
- Sputum Collection centres
- Qualities of a good sputum smear
- ZN Microscopy: Properties of a well stained slide
- Fluorescent Microscopy: Properties of a well stained slide
- Reporting and Recording results of Smear Microscopy (On paper)
- Reporting results of Microscopy
- Tuberculosis Laboratory Register
- Generating the DMC Laboratory Register from Nikshay
PM-M02_03: Specimen collection and transportation
- Sputum Collection Process
- Spot and early morning sputum sample
- Steps to Ensure a Good Quality Sputum Sample
- Requesting a Test on Nikshay
- Storing a sputum sample
- Modes of Transportation in SCT
- Specimen Carriers
- Labelling Specimen Transport Carriers
- Cool Chain Requirement for SCT
- Patient Turnaround Time from Identification to Treatment Initiation Relative to the Laboratory Technology Used in DR-TB
PM-M02_04: Quality Assurance of TB Detection Centre
- Storing slides at a DMC for QA
- False Positivity and False Negativity in Microscopy
- Measures for Quality Assurance in Microscopy
- Quality assurance of Stains and Internal Quality Control
- Panel Testing
- Onsite Evaluation [OSE]
- OSE Feedback and action required
- Random Blinded ReChecking [RBRC] Concept
- RBRC Process
- RBRC Process at DTC
- Random Blinded ReChecking [RBRC] Interpreting Feedback
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