Saline Gargle RT-PCR Technology

  • Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has transferred the know-how of indigenously developed Saline Gargle RT-PCR technique to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for commercialising it.
  • Saline Gargle RT-PCR method of COVID-19 testing uses a simple collection tube filled with saline solution. The patient has to gargle the solution and rinse it in the tube.
  • The sample is taken to the laboratory where it is kept at room temperature for about 30 minutes in a special buffer solution prepared by NEERI.
  • An RNA template is produced when this solution is heated and then processed for RT-PCR.
  • The test ....
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