Recording and reporting the NAAT results

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Recording and reporting the NAAT results

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CBNAAT/Truenat Results Entry in Lab Register

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The results for Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) assays are entered in Culture and Drug Susceptibility Testing (C&DST) register. The key variables entered are shown in the table below.

Table: Key Variables entered in C&DST Register; *Source: Guidelines for PMDT in India, 2021.*
VARIABLES SET 1	VARIABLES SET 2	VARIABLES SET 3	VARIABLES SET 4
Test ID	Health Facility (HF) name	Residential district	Current facility HF type
Date of test updated in Nikshay	Lab type	Type of test	Predominant symptom
Date tested	Patient ID	Reason for testing	Predominant symptom duration
Date reported	Episode ID	Treatment status	History of Anti-TB Treatment (ATT)
Test status	Name	Diagnosis date	No. of Health Care Provider (HCP) visited before the diagnosis of the current episode
Type of specimen	Gender	TB treatment start date	The visual appearance of sputum
Date of specimen collection	Age	Current facility state
State name	Primary phone	Current facility district
District name	Address	Current facility TB Unit (TU)
TB unit	Residential state	Current facility HF

NAAT results are reported in the results section of “Request Form for examination of biological specimen for TB” including:

Select Type of test: Cartridge-based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CBNAAT)/ TrueNAT
Select Sample: A/B
Select M. tuberculosis: Detected/ Not Detected/ Not Available (NA)
Select Rif Resistance: Detected/ Not Detected/ Indeterminate/ NA
Select Test: No result/ Invalid/ Error; Error code
Date tested
Date Reported
Reported by (name and signature)
Laboratory name