INDORE: State government has installed nine TRUNAAT machines in health facilities including rural ones in the district for molecular diagnosis of presumptive tuberculosis cases for early diagnosis.
With this, the facilities with molecular testing (TRUNAAT) machines went up to 13 and daily sample testing capacity has more than doubled. Those health facilities are TB Treatment units, where TRUNAAT machines are installed.
The installation of these machines is important because molecular testing of tuberculosis has declined around 75% last year from pre-pandemic level causing lesser notification of new cases in the district, showed records. The TB notification in the same period dipped by 35% in the district, showed records.
