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 sepsis ...

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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. The Centers ...

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 and ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory on a shortage of plastic Becton Dickinson and Co. Bactec blood culture media bottles, made by a singular supplier. CDC ...

The shortage of Becton Dickinson Bactec blood culture media bottles has been going on for weeks, and the company has warned that it could stretch into September. HealthDay News — Hospitals and ...

Hospitals and laboratories across the United States are grappling with a shortage of Becton Dickinson BACTEC blood culture bottles that threatens to extend at least until September. In a health ...

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 sepsis ...

(HealthDay News) — Hospitals and clinical laboratories across the United States are facing a critical shortage of bottles used to culture blood samples, federal health officials report. Without the ...