CDC Health Advisory on Blood Culture Bottles Shortage
Published: 07/24/2024
Sources:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to inform healthcare providers, laboratory professionals, healthcare facility administrators, and state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments of a critical shortage of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTEC™ blood culture media bottles. This shortage has the potential to disrupt patient care by leading to delays in diagnosis, misdiagnosis, or other challenges in the clinical management of patients with certain i…
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