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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified healthcare providers about a significant disruption in the supply of BD BACTEC blood culture media bottles, a crucial tool … ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

There is a “critical shortage” of certain vials used to collect samples for blood cultures, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned health care providers on Tuesday.

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 ...

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