Woman awarded €57k after HIV misdiagnosis

A woman who sued a hospital after she was given a wrong HIV positive result when her blood test was mixed up with that of another person has been awarded over €57,000 by the High Court.

Clerical worker Michelle Kenny, Ms Justice Bronagh O’Hanlon said, suffered a nervous shock-induced physical condition as a result of the misdiagnosis.

Ms Kenny, from Crumlin, had sued St James’s Hospital, Dublin, for nervous shock after she was given a HIV positive test result when her blood test was mixed up with that of another person. Ms Kenny, the judge, said was incorrectly informed she was HIV positive and subsequent tests proved otherwise confirming she is HIV negative.