Ranjeet kumar :RNTCP tuberculosis information

DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS   Tools for microbiological confirmation of TB  All efforts should be undertaken for microbiologically confirming the diagnosis in presumptive TB patients. Under RNTCP, the acceptable methods for microbiological diagnosis of TB are: Sputum Smear Microscopy (for AFB):  Zeihl-Neelson  Staining Fluorescence staining Culture :  Solid (Lowenstein Jensen) media Automated Liquid culture systems e.g. BACTEC MGIT960, BactiAlertorVersatreketc. Drug Sensitivity Testing: Modified PST for MGIT 960 system (for both first and second line drugs) Economic variant of Proportion sensitivity testing (1 %) using LJ medium (as a back up when indicated) Rapid molecular diagnostic testing:  Line Probe Assay for MTB complex and detection of RIF& INH resistance NucleicAcid Amplification Test (NAAT) Xpert MTB/Rif testing using the GeneXpert system Smear microscopy being the most commonly used method for microbiological diagnosis of TB for the last several decades, has had en

 RNTCP ka fulform hai- Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program : T B is one of the most ancient diseases. It has been referred to in the Vedas and Ayurvedic Samhitas. In India, the first open air sanatorium for treatment and isolation of TB patients was founded in 1906 in Tiluania, near Ajmer, followed by one in Almora two years later. In 1909, the first non-missionary sanatorium was built near Shimla. Upon the earlier work done by Dr Louis Hart from 1908, the United Mission Tuberculosis Sanatorium (UMTS) was built in 1912 at Madanapalle, south India. Dr Frimodt Moller the first Medical Superintendent played a large role in India’s fight against TB through the training of TB workers, conducting TB surveys (1939) and introduction of BCG vaccination (1948). In addition, the first TB dispensary was opened in Bombay in 1917, followed by another in Madras. Soon anti-TB societies were formed in Lucknow and Ajmer. Dr Lankaster, taking into cognizance the high incidence of TB infe