Registering a TS in Nikshay
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Role of TS
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Treatment Support and Monitoring of TB Patient
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Registers & Documentation at TU level
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Tuberculosis Unit
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Roles of IRLs
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The Intermediate Reference Laboratories (IRLs) function as a culture and drug susceptibility testing (C&DST) facility for the state level.
In addition to performing CDST, IRL is also responsible for:
Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease* that is a major cause of ill health, one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent (ranking above HIV/ AIDS).
TB is caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is spread when people who are sick with TB expel bacteria into the air; for example, by coughing.