Health
Over 200 Australians in quarantine need HIV test after device mix-up – The Independent
Those affected will also be screened for Hepatitis B and C
More than 200 people in Australia who spent time in quarantine facilities will be urgently screened for HIV and other blood-transmitted diseases after single-use blood testing devices were mistakenly used on multiple people.
The mistake is thought to affect 243 people whose blood glucose levels were tested using a finger prick device in the state of Victoria between 29 March and 20 August.
The devices can retain microscopic amounts of blood and each of them should only be used on one person to avoid…
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