Laboratory Capacity
- All FSM State hospital labs currently have the capacity for COVID-19 testing locally using both the GeneXpert and CDC Abbot ID NOW test-kits and instruments.
- Training of IDNow machine is on-going
- All State hospital laboratories have at least one IATA certified shipper designated.
- Trainers of IATA lab shippers have been recertified for another 2 years.
- Standard Operating Procedures for sample collection and shipping have been developed for all labs and shippers trained.
- A total of 96 tests have been performed to date for SARSCoV-2 by FSM laboratories.
- Lab testing supplies have been received in multiple shipments to maximize shelf life.
- When all shipments are received there should be sufficient testing supplies for 10% of the FSM population.
- All laboratories have received two Abbot ID Now analyzers and have 1-2 Cepheid GeneXpert PCR analyzers.
GeneXpert available by state:
- Pohnpei -2
- Chuuk – 2
- Yap – 1
- Kosrae – 1
- One additional GXIV is on order for each laboratory.
- All laboratories have i-STAT devices for arterial blood gas determinations.
- Biofire, a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing device that can test for over 20 pathogens at one time, is being procured for Yap, Chuuk and Kosrae laboratories from ELC Enhancing Detection funding.
- FSM was awarded $4M from CDC ELC Enhancing Detection Fund.
- Work plans for this funding have been approved and will include significant upgrades to laboratory and IT equipment.
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