New research could improve Chlamydia home testing

"Detailed in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections is a method of transforming urine into a gel compound, allowing it to be safely sent through the mail to a central testing laboratory.

Lead author Seweryn Bialasiewicz, from UQ's Clinical Medical Virology Centre, and the Royal Children's Hospital's Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, said the gel transport method could make Chlamydia home collection kits more feasible."