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CDC Warns of Shortage of Bottles Needed for Crucial Blood Tests
Key Takeaways A critical shortage of blood culture bottles is affecting U.S. health care The bottles are used in about half of U.S. laboratories with continuous-monitoring blood culture systems Cutbacks in blood cultures could lead to delayed or …