{"id":1171,"date":"2026-01-17T04:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srkrc.vizibil.net\/snvbb\/?page_id=1171"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:57:19","slug":"100-nat-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/srkrc.org\/snvbb\/100-nat-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"100 % NAT Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1171\" class=\"elementor elementor-1171\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42dc2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f42dc2c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86064eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86064eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8ae55 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd8ae55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ad4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86ad4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SRKRC NAT Testing Facilities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e08e24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e08e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(The AltoStar\u00ae AM16 is CE-IVD marked)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66b0a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f66b0a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b61654 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b61654\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e8ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5e8ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nucleic acid testing (NAT)<\/strong> is currently used in conjunction with serological tests (Hans et al., 2014) and it has reduced the risk for HIV-1 HBV and HCV where it has been implemented (Venkatakrishna et al., 2014; Mishra Kanchan et al., 2016).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9be04a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9be04a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c3020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78c3020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/srkrc.org\/snvbb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NAT-e1768625380759-1024x674.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-hang attachment-large size-large wp-image-1179\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srkrc.org\/snvbb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NAT-e1768625380759-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/srkrc.org\/snvbb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NAT-e1768625380759-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srkrc.org\/snvbb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NAT-e1768625380759-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/srkrc.org\/snvbb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NAT-e1768625380759.jpg 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a6298 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76a6298\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e8021 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05e8021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dcf04f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dcf04f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/srkrc.org\/snvbb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/NAT-2.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-hang attachment-large size-large wp-image-1192\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596964a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"596964a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021c10a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"021c10a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>SRKRC started NAT testing in 2013<\/strong>. To ensure safe blood transfusion practices, SRKRC follows 100% NAT testing. <strong>We are the only blood bank in Gujarat that conducts 100% NAT testing, certifying that the blood is free from HIV, Hep-B, and Hep-C viruses<\/strong>. NAT is the only answer for safe blood, being a molecular method for screening blood donations for HIV, Hep-B, and Hep-C viruses.<\/p><p>NAT detects the presence of the virus earlier in an infection than serologic methods, helping to decrease the window period of different transfusion-transmitted infections and reduce their transmission. Thus, NAT provides an additional layer of blood safety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c68a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44c68a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43439a0 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43439a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25ae94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a25ae94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In India we are the first NGO Blood Bank who has started NAT in 2013<\/strong> <strong>and South Gujarat we are only the blood bank doing 100% NAT testing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0cf7ea elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b0cf7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-tint\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M205.22 22.09c-7.94-28.78-49.44-30.12-58.44 0C100.01 179.85 0 222.72 0 333.91 0 432.35 78.72 512 176 512s176-79.65 176-178.09c0-111.75-99.79-153.34-146.78-311.82zM176 448c-61.75 0-112-50.25-112-112 0-8.84 7.16-16 16-16s16 7.16 16 16c0 44.11 35.89 80 80 80 8.84 0 16 7.16 16 16s-7.16 16-16 16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Till now at SRKRC we has screening 3,49,118 seronegative donation with NAT .<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-tint\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M205.22 22.09c-7.94-28.78-49.44-30.12-58.44 0C100.01 179.85 0 222.72 0 333.91 0 432.35 78.72 512 176 512s176-79.65 176-178.09c0-111.75-99.79-153.34-146.78-311.82zM176 448c-61.75 0-112-50.25-112-112 0-8.84 7.16-16 16-16s16 7.16 16 16c0 44.11 35.89 80 80 80 8.84 0 16 7.16 16 16s-7.16 16-16 16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">And 117 were found to be NAT positive.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-tint\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M205.22 22.09c-7.94-28.78-49.44-30.12-58.44 0C100.01 179.85 0 222.72 0 333.91 0 432.35 78.72 512 176 512s176-79.65 176-178.09c0-111.75-99.79-153.34-146.78-311.82zM176 448c-61.75 0-112-50.25-112-112 0-8.84 7.16-16 16-16s16 7.16 16 16c0 44.11 35.89 80 80 80 8.84 0 16 7.16 16 16s-7.16 16-16 16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">From one pint of donated whole blood, we made at least minimum three components (red cells, platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate) .<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-tint\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M205.22 22.09c-7.94-28.78-49.44-30.12-58.44 0C100.01 179.85 0 222.72 0 333.91 0 432.35 78.72 512 176 512s176-79.65 176-178.09c0-111.75-99.79-153.34-146.78-311.82zM176 448c-61.75 0-112-50.25-112-112 0-8.84 7.16-16 16-16s16 7.16 16 16c0 44.11 35.89 80 80 80 8.84 0 16 7.16 16 16s-7.16 16-16 16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">These 117 units of blood would have yielded 351 components and hence 351 patients could have been infected  with viruses .<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9768d50 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9768d50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32f43a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f32f43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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