Practicals · Immunohaematology and Blood Transfusion · Transfusion transmitted infections
Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) for TTI screening (PCR/TMA)
- Type
- Lab technique
- Curriculum level
- Level II (DNB)
- Also called
- nucleic acid amplification testing, PCR TMA blood screening
Videos and resources
- VideoNAT Test | Window period | Screening Test | Transfusion Transmitted Infections | Cobas S 2018:56
- VideoInside Aptima assays: An overview of TMA and Real-Time TMA 20222:52
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“NAT techniques such as PCR, TMA.” ( NMC curriculum, page 15)
“Understand the feasibility of NAT in Indian blood transfusion services” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 12)