The Guardian·2 min read·medium

At-home STI test pulled from Australian shelves after failing to detect infections

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At-home STI test pulled from Australian shelves after failing to detect infections
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Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has suspended the only approved at-home STI test kit for chlamydia and gonorrhoea due to reliability concerns. The manufacturer, Touch Biotechnology, has ceased supply while further verification testing is conducted.

Australia’s only approved at-home test kit for gonorrhoea and chlamydia has been suspended by the TGA. Australia’s only approved at-home test kit for gonorrhoea and chlamydia has been suspended by the TGA. Health At-home STI test pulled from Australian shelves after failing to detect infections Exclusive: TGA finds Touch Biotechnology test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea ‘is not reliable’ and has affected an unspecified number of people

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