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 ...

BD is seeing a shortage of its blood culture vials used to support a wide array of infectious disease diagnostics, and the FDA is urging healthcare providers to ration their current supplies and ...

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 ...

Shares of Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), popularly known as BD, have gained 0.9% since Jul 10, after the company announced reduced availability of blood culture vials due to issues with its ...

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

The BD P800™ Blood Collection System stands at the forefront of metabolic research, particularly in the context of obesity. Its unique ability to stabilize critical plasma markers has revolutionized ...

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. These tests help ...

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 ...

BD MiniDraw™ Capillary Blood Collection System Enables Lab-Quality Blood Testing from Less Invasive Method than Venous Collection in More Convenient Locations FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Dec. 7, 2023 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The BD MiniDraw device is part of a blood testing collection system that is designed to make routine blood tests ...

Theranos had a lot of bad ideas, but making blood draws smaller and easier wasn’t necessarily one of them. A decade after the now-defunct blood-testing startup emerged from stealth, BD has now claimed ...