In July, federal health officials warned hospitals that there would be a critical shortage of blood culture bottles that will stretch into September. Blood culture bottles are key in diagnosing ...

On July 10, the FDA issued an advisory to clinicians that Becton Dickinson (BD) had announced a global shortage of their Bactec blood culture bottles -- which are essential in the case of ...

Disruption to the supply of BD Bactec blood culture media bottles is expected to impact patient diagnosis and follow-up patient management, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

Let us know! Hospitals in the Philadelphia region are dealing with the fallout from a shortage of blood culture bottles. A few weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease ...

Hospitals across the country are facing a severe shortage of supplies of blood culture bottles, critical tools for diagnosing serious and sometimes life-threatening bloodstream infections.

Medical device company Becton Dickinson (BD) may be nearing the end of a shortage of plastic bottles used to contain blood ...

Health systems are grappling with effects from the BD BACTEC blood culture media bottle shortage. The FDA sent a letter to healthcare providers July 10 regarding the shortage, and the CDC released ...

Mehta and Wynia are the co-chairs of the Medical Advisory Panel of the Mountain Plains Regional Disaster Health Response System. On July 10, the FDA issued an advisory to clinicians that Becton ...

These strategies have resulted in a 10% to 50% decrease in blood culture media bottle usage at Providence’s ministries affected by the shortage, allowing the health system to not fall below its ...

Hospitals in the Philadelphia region are dealing with the fallout from a shortage of blood culture bottles. A few weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control ...