Role of laboratory in RNTCP.

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dc.contributor.authorSelvakumar, Nen_US
dc.date.accessioned2003-03-08en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-31T07:32:34Z
dc.date.available2003-03-08en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-31T07:32:34Z
dc.date.issued2003-03-08en_US
dc.description.abstractTuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in many parts of the world. Sputum smear microscopy is the mainstay of diagnosis of TB. RNTCP follows the international guidelines which recommend the establishment of microscopy centre for every 100,000 population. All patients with a cough of three weeks or more should undergo 3 sputum diagnostic examinations for acid-fast bacilli (AFB). A separate TB laboratory register is maintained in each microscopy centre. Disposal of laboratory waste should be destroyed. One slide from each patient is sent to the District TB Centre (DTC) for external quality assurance (EQA). The activities of the microscopy centres in a TB unit are supervised by a Senior TB Laboratory Supervisor (STLS). The STLS visits every microscopy centre at least once a month. Sputum samples from patients who fail RNTCP treatment are sent to the nearest reference laboratory for culture of M. tuberculosis and drug susceptibility testing; however there is no need to send patient samples routinely for culture.en_US
dc.description.affiliationTuberculosis Research Centre (ICMR), Chetput, Chennai 600031.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSelvakumar N. Role of laboratory in RNTCP. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2003 Mar; 101(3): 173-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/96976
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jimaonline.org.in/en_US
dc.subject.meshCommunicable Disease Control --organization & administrationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshLaboratoriesen_US
dc.subject.meshSputum --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleRole of laboratory in RNTCP.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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