Nakhon Si Thammarat Province ordered all hospitals not to use ATK Le Pu set, found half to half false results

Nakhon Si Thammarat Public Health Office has released a statement revealing that it has banned all hospitals from using Lepu brand Antigen test kit (ATK) on groups of people who are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 after it was found that there was a proportion of errors. very high test Focus on pro tools only. The portions that have been distributed are for low-risk exposures or people who want to be tested. Revealed has been distributed from NHSO sent all hospitals in the province, totaling 90 thousand sets

October 5th at Nakhon Si Thammarat Province Reporters reported that Covid-19 epidemic situation The area is still worrisome. The infection is still found in clusters continuously. especially in the area Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat Which has been infected and has been placed under special control in more than 20 communities in Tha Sala District, Thung Song District. Today, 257 more people have been infected. More than 18,000 people have been infected. Every district, including Sanam Hospital, totaling more than 4,000 cases, more than 13,000 people have been cured, and over 100 people have died.

The staff continued to search for the infection. for infection control according to epidemiological principles Shocking reports after finding that Officials have used Lepu’s Lepu Antigen test kit (ATK) which has been allocated by the NHSO for preliminary testing. in a proactive operation The results were found to have very high deviations. both infection and not infected

Dr. Jaratpong Sukkri, a public health doctor in Nakhon Si Thammarat, said that all hospitals in Nakhon Si Thammarat province have now been banned. Refrain from using this type of test kit after finding that Standard checks indicate an infection. But this type of test kit indicates that it is not infected. found this trait very high considered unsafe If this test is used in high-risk exposure groups But in the part of people who want to have a preliminary examination, it may be done, but in the medical field it is not recommended. which if it is a risk group that is in the scope of examination There will be a standard test kit. to know the real results will make it safe

However, Dr. Jaraspong confirmed that this type of ATK is not a problematic ATK, but there is a problem that Misuse. This ATK is for low-risk touches. It does not apply to people who have been in contact with high-risk infected people. The public health system must take the test with high-quality equipment. and not a hospital, so if health personnel What tools will be used? Must be the right tool But if the general public will use still considered ok no other problem

Public Health Doctor, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province He also clarified that this type of Antigen test kit (ATK) was tested at 1,000 villagers in Thung Yai, found 187 infected, but when tested by RT-PCR, only 92 confirmed positive results, about half-and-half.

However, many parties have previously called for the purchase of ATK test kits to meet WHO standards, with drama later on. Procurement of 8.5 million test kits before the Food and Drug Administration Will come out to confirm that Lepu’s ATK test kit meets standards through expert assessment, FDA and the Council of Medical Technologists Along with opening a clinical test report from the Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, it was concluded that the test kit had a positive sensitivity of 90 percent. which means Tested on uninfected people, the result was 100 percent negative and the non-specific value was 0, meeting the criteria of the FDA, so it can be approved for use.