Blood culture bottles are key in diagnosing sepsis, a deadly infection of the bloodstream caused by a number of different bacteria. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...

These blood culture bottles are designed to work in a specific testing machine, which many hospitals around the country use. That is also why it is challenging to just replace them. Gilbert said that ...

H ospitals 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 ...

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 ...

O n 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 ...

Vials used for blood culture samples are in critically low supply. Why it matters: The shortage of blood culture bottles made by Becton Dickinson (BD) could delay patients' diagnoses or lead to ...

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 ...

The BD continuous-monitoring blood culture system is used in about half of all US laboratories, and is only compatible with its own BD Bactec blood culture media bottles, the CDC noted.

The BD continuous-monitoring blood culture system is used in about half of all U.S. laboratories, and is only compatible with its own BD Bactec blood culture media bottles, the CDC noted.