At-home STI test pulled from Australian shelves after failing to detect infections
Australia's only approved at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea, produced by Touch Biotechnology, has been removed from shelves after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) determined it is unreliable and poses a high risk of false negative results. The company has received a six-month suspension following a review that found the self-testing kit failed to detect infections in an unspecified number of patients. This recall highlights significant concerns about the accuracy and safety of home-based STI testing.
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At-home STI test pulled from Australian shelves after failing to detect infections
Australia's only approved at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea, produced by Touch Biotechnology, has been removed from shelves after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) determined it is unreliable and poses a high risk of false negative results. The company has received a six-month suspension following a review that found the self-testing kit failed to detect infections in an unspecified number of patients. This recall highlights significant concerns about the accuracy and safety of home-based STI testing.
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