TB-CAPT CORE Truenat Trial

"Truenat TB platform/TB assays, a molecular diagnostic test developed by Molbio diagnostics, for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and Truenat MTB-RIF Dx for detection of RIF resistance was endorsed in 2020 by the WHO for TB diagnosis.~The system has been designed to be operated as a point-of-care- diagnostic solution in peripheral laboratories with minimal infrastructure.~It takes about 25 minutes to do the DNA extraction and another 35 minutes to diagnose TB.~It is portable and battery operated, have no need for a computer or laptop, and operate from 2-40 C ambient temperature. The system uses room temperature stable reagents with long shelf life."