Saline Gargle RT-PCR Test For Corona:: The 'Saline Gargle RT-PCR' test method can give the result within 3 hours. The scientists of Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the CSIR have developed this RT-PCR testing method
A Method with Numerous Benefits: Simple, Fast, Comfortable, Economical
The Saline Gargle method offers a bunch of attractive benefits, all rolled into one. It is simple, fast, cost-effective, patient-friendly, and comfortable; it also offers instant results and is well-suited for rural and tribal areas, given minimal infrastructure requirements. Speaking to PIB, Dr. Krishna Khairnar, Senior Scientist, Environmental Virology Cell, NEERI says: “Swab collection method requires time. Moreover, since it is an invasive technique, it is a bit uncomfortable for patients. Some time is lost also in the transport of the sample to the collection center. On the other hand, the Saline Gargle RT-PCR method is instant, comfortable, and patient-friendly. Sampling is done instantly and results will be generated within 3 hours.”
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'Saline Gargle RT-PCR method' is instant, comfortable, patient-friendly
Coronavirus testing: Scientists of Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have developed a do-it-yourself version of the RT-PCR test for testing Covid-19 samples.
The NEERI scientists have developed the 'Saline Gargle RT-PCR Method' for coronavirus detection that has also received ICMR's approval.
According to CSIR-NEERI, the 'Saline Gargle RT-PCR' method can give the result within 3 hours.
Here is all you need to know about the Saline Gargle RT-PCR Method:
1. In this test, no samples will be taken from the nose and throat.
2. No skilled healthcare worker is required to collect the sample.
3. Self-sampling is possible.
4. Fast sampling is possible.
5. No RNA extraction kit is required.
6. Since one can do the test without needing any lab staff, it will be helpful in rural and tribal areas. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation has given a go-ahead to this test.
A Boon for Testing in Rural and Tribal Areas
The scientist expects that this innovative testing technique will be especially beneficial for rural and tribal areas where infrastructure requirements can be a constraint. The non-technique has received the approval of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). NEERI has further been asked to train other testing labs, to help scale up its adoption across the country.
Nagpur Municipal Corporation has given permission to go ahead with the method, following which testing has begun at NEERI, as per approved testing protocol.
“Need to Implement Pan India”
Scientists, researchers, and lab technicians of the Environmental Virology Cell at NEERI have taken painstaking efforts to develop this patient-friendly technique amid surging COVID-19 infections in the Vidarbha region. Dr. Khairnar and his team hope that the method is implemented at the national level, resulting in faster and more citizen-friendly testing, thereby strengthening our battle against the pandemic.
"The Saline Gargle RT-PCR method is instant, comfortable and patient-friendly. Sampling is done instantly and results will be generated within 3 hours," Dr Krishna Khairnar, senior scientist, Environmental Virology Cell, NEERI said.
The Saline Gargle RT-PCR method uses a simple collection tube filled with saline solution.
The patient gargles the solution for 15 seconds and rinses it inside the tube. This sample in the collection tube is taken to the laboratory where it is kept at room temperature, in a special buffer solution prepared by NEERIs, and kept for 30 minutes at room temperature. Then the liquid is heated up at 98 degrees for six minutes to extract RNA for the RT-PCR test, senior scientist Dr Krishna Khairnar said.