Becton Dickinson & Co. BD ProbeTec ET Urine Processing Kit, 4x25, catalog 440454, packaged in a carton containing 4 storage bags identified as BD ProbeTec ET Urine Processing Pouches, 25 pouches/bag. Carton and bags labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company, 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152*** Recall

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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Reason for Recall

As stated by FDA

An in-vitro diagnostic kit reagent may cause false negative clinical results in patients tested for sexually transmitted infections.

Recommended Action

Per FDA guidance

BD notified consignees by phone on 01/10/05 and advised that users transporting patient urine samples may experience increased indeterminate results or false negative results when testing the samples on the BD ProbeTec ET CT/GC Amplified DNA Assay. Subsequest to the phone notification, kit users identified as utilizing the Urine Processing Pouches were further notified by a letter. The letter describes 4 criteria contributing to the risk associated with false negative and indeterminate results. The letter advised users to discontinue use of the kits and discard for replacement. BD further advised in the notification that if the user is not utilizing the Amplification Control (AC), the firm recommends that they evaluate if urine specimens were transported and/or stored at refrigerated temperatures in the kit''s urine pouches. If specimens were transported and/or stored under the noted criteria, BD recommends that users should notify physicians who received reports of negative patient results and indicate that there is a possibility that these results were incorrect. BD plans to provide a 'Dear Physician' letter that would facilitate that notification upon request of the users.

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