Pitfalls of Internet-accessible diagnostic tests: inadequate performance of a CE-marked Chlamydia test for home use

Claude-Edouard C Michel (1) , Francis G Saison (2) , Hrishikesh Joshi (1) , Lourdes M Mahilum-Tapay (3) , Helen H Lee (1)

1 Diagnostics Development Unit
2 Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, Western Visayas Medical Center, Iloilo City
3 Diagnostics for the Real World (Europe) Ltd., Cambridge Science Park

To evaluate the performance of a CE (Conformitée Européenne)-marked home test for (CT) that is available over the Internet.

Mots clés: CHLAMYDIA

Claude-Edouard C Michel, Francis G Saison, Hrishikesh Joshi, Lourdes M Mahilum-Tapay, Helen H Lee. Pitfalls of Internet-accessible diagnostic tests: inadequate performance of a CE-marked Chlamydia test for home use. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2009, 85 (3), pp.187. ⟨10.1136/sti.2008.035055⟩. ⟨hal-00552808⟩