STAT

What we do and don’t know about the shortage of blood culture bottles

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 ...
Forbes

The Shortage Of Blood Culture Bottles Will Hurt Patients In Surprising Ways

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Alert Network advisory on July 23 about a critical Becton Dickenson blood culture vial shortage that will seriously disrupt patient care.
STAT

Hospitals, labs, and health departments try to cope with blood culture bottle shortage

Hospitals across the country are facing a severe shortage of supplies of blood culture bottles, critical tools for diagnosing serious and sometimes life-threatening bloodstream infections. The Centers ...
CNN

Shortage of blood culture vials could impact patient care, CDC and FDA warn

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 ...
WHYY

How Philly area hospitals are dealing with a national shortage of blood culture bottles

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Hospitals in the Philadelphia region are dealing with the fallout from a shortage of ...