CDC Warns of Critical Shortage that May Delay Blood Cultures

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory to inform health care providers, laboratory professionals, health care facility administrators and 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 infectious diseases. Anyone affected by this shortage should immediately begin to assess their situations and develop plans and options to mitigate the potential impact on patient care. Get the details here.