MB Bact - a fully
computerized machine for rapid isolation of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis and atypical species have been received and would soon
be installed.
By conventional
methods, TB bacilli takes 6-8 weeks to grow and reports are
available after 2 months. By this machine, the results of culture
will be available in 15-20 days and drug sensitivity for TB bacilli
would be possible. This is the first machine of its kind to b
installed in Punjab.
Rapid Lab diagnosis &
drug sensitivity pattern will helps in early and better management of
TB patients.