Twenty-five patients at Auckland City Hospital were wrongly told they had a sexually transmitted infection due to contaminated lab processing between 23 May and 4 June, with six patients still unaware of the error.
The issue, affecting at least some obstetrics and gynaecology patients, was uncovered after clinical doubts led to a wider review, revealing four faulty test batches.
Health NZ has moved the testing to different equipment and is investigating the root cause.
A hospital spokesman apologised for the distress caused, confirming that no patients were incorrectly told they were STI-free.
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Trust the $cience
Maybe stop wantonly whoring around and you won’t get into these types of situations 🤷🏼♂️
Gross.
Gee, the corporate state apologized for the “distress caused”. Thanks corporate state.
I imagine more than a few kilos were lost over this one.