Under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), all serodiagnostic (antibody-based) tests for TB were banned in India. Which organization issued this ban?

• A National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)
• B Central TB Division, Ministry of Health
• C World Health Organization (WHO) India
• D Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) ✓

Explanation

ICMR issued the ban on all serodiagnostic/antibody-based TB tests in India, citing poor sensitivity and specificity. NTEP subsequently adopted this in its diagnostic algorithm, recommending only CBNAAT/Truenat and microscopy for active TB diagnosis. The Central TB Division implements the ban but ICMR issued it.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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