Abbott announced that it has obtained clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a diagnostic test that detects four common sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
The Alinity m STI test uses polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Mycoplasma genitalium. The test requires one swab sample, or a urine sample collected in a healthcare setting, and it runs on Abbott's Alinity m molecular laboratory instrument.
