title: Certification of TB culture and drug susceptibility testing laboratories through the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP).
abstract: The RNTCP is implementing the Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (PMDT) for detecting and treating drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Diagnostic services for DR-TB is provided through a network of RNTCP certified Culture and Drug Susceptibility Testing (C&DST) laboratories.This paper describes about the process involved in certification of C&DST laboratories for different technologies used in RNTCP.
authors.affiliation: Central TB Division, DGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi 110108.
authors.forename: Kuldeep Singh
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.forename: Sharath Burugina
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Nagaraja
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Prahalad
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ranjani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D002568:Certification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007753:Laboratories / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents