Health Advisory: Shortage of Blood Culture Bottles

Act now to mitigate the impact on patient care

CDC Health Advisory: Disruptions in Availability of BD BACTECTM Blood Culture Bottles

CDC is alerting healthcare providers, laboratory professionals, healthcare facility administrators, and state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments, of a critical shortage of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTECTM blood culture media bottles.  This shortage has the potential to significantly disrupt patient care by leading to delays in diagnosis, misdiagnosis, or making the management of patients with infectious diseases more difficult.

CDC recommends laboratory professionals and healthcare facility administrators who will be affected by this shortage, as well as state, tribal, territorial and local public health departments, assess plans and options now to mitigate the impact of the shortage on patient care.  Additional Resources: CDC Health Advisory Medical Device Shortages List | FDA

	CDC is alerting clinicians, laboratorians, and healthcare facility administrators, as well as state and local health departments, of a critical shortage of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTECTM blood culture media bottles. https://www.cdc.gov/healthcare-associated-infections/bd-bactec-availability/index.html

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