FDA today sent a letter to healthcare providers detailing that the United States is experiencing interruptions in the supply of BD Life Sciences Bactec blood culture media bottles due to recent ...
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 success of blood cultures is dependent on the collection of uncontaminated specimens, culture of a large volume of blood, and inoculation of multiple media types to maximize the recovery of most ...
The FDA sent a letter to healthcare providers July 10 regarding the shortage, and the CDC released updated conservation strategies in a July 22 statement. The FDA estimates the shortage will continue ...