The implementation of this test by Hue Central Hospital will be very beneficial for the treatment of suspected and nCoV-infected patients. It is possible to help the hospital stop quarantining patients suspected of having negative results, reducing the number of quarantine people, thereby reducing the burden on both manpower and hospital supplies.
Medical team and facilities of Hue Central Hospital have passed the standard for nCoV testing
Hue Central Hospital conducts tests from February 9 for those subjects in accordance with the guidelines in Decision No. 108 / KCB-QLCL & CĐT of the Ministry of Health.
The Hue Central Hospital performed this test after the Department of Microbiology had achieved the standard of biosafety laboratory level 2, molecular biology laboratories with biosafety cabinets level 2 and 3, 2 machines. Real time PCR (1 brand Stratagen Mx 3000 and 1 brand SaCycler).
Microbiology staff has been trained to transfer the nCoV Real-time RT-PCR technique at Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, and this institute also supports Primer / Prope and materials and chemicals enough to perform 20 nCoV diagnostic tests. following WHO / Berlin World Health Organization procedures. Currently Hue Central Hospital has ordered materials and chemicals to be able to perform another 100 tests in the next 4-5 days.
nCoV test at Hue Central Hospital has been carried out since February 9th.
The WHO / Berlin process uses a set of E gene screening screening primers for all coronaviruses in general, and if positive, resumes RP-PCR with the confirmed RdRp primer. The Real time RT-PCT technique allows shortening the time of nCoV diagnostic testing from 3-5 days to 1-2 days.
The hospital affirmed that the implementation of this test is very beneficial for the treatment of suspected patients as well as patients infected with nCoV virus. It is possible to help the hospital stop quarantining patients suspected of having negative results, reducing the number of quarantine people, thereby reducing the burden on both manpower and hospital supplies.
