Auckland Hospital Mistakenly Tells 25 Patients They Have an STI

Hospital patients wrongly told they had sexually transmitted

By Rowan Quinn, of RNZ Twenty-five Auckland City Hospital patients have been wrongly told they have a sexually transmitted infection in the past...

Auckland Hospital mistakenly tells 25 patients they have an STI

By Rowan Quinn of RNZ Twenty-five Auckland City Hospital patients have been wrongly told they have a sexually transmitted infection in the past three weeks –...

Auckland hospital patients wrongly told they had sexually transmitted infections

At least six still don't know it was a mistake.

Auckland Hospital apologises after 25 patients given false STI results - Daily Telegraph NZ

Stock photo. 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…