Hospitals and laboratories across the United States are grappling with a shortage of Becton Dickinson BACTEC blood culture bottles that threatens to extend at least until September. In a health ...

Disruption to the supply of BD Bactec blood culture media bottles is expected to impact patient diagnosis and follow-up patient management, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. BD told ...

That involves taking a 10-milliliter sample of blood — about the volume of a ketchup packet — adding it to a blood culture bottle full of nutritious broth that bacteria love.