October 30, 2003

• Thousands Given Wrong STD Results

  
  

  CRANBROOK, British Columbia - About 3,000 people got the wrong results when they were tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia over an 18-month period, health officials say.

  
  

  Because of a faulty diagnostic machine in this southeastern British Columbia town, test results for the two sexually transmitted diseases were reversed.

  
  

  The manufacturer's notice blamed incorrect installation of "optical bundles" and said the company was working with Health Canada to ensure a prompt recall.
  

  
  

  "Neither the costs anticipated with this recall, nor the impact on BD's ProbeTec ET instrument business, are expected to be significant,"

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