Expect Lab Stewardship with Blood Culture Bottle Shortages

October 2024

Your help will be needed to promote lab stewardship...due to spot shortages of blood culture bottles.

The shortage is due to manufacturing delays of the plastic culture vials. Supply is predicted to improve by the end of 2024.

Expect many hospitals to emphasize “lab stewardship” to help conserve supplies...to ensure essential blood cultures are available.

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