FDAJanuary 26, 2024device
BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel when used with: BD BACTEC Lytic Anaerobic medium BD BACTEC Peds Plus medium BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic medium BD BACTEC Plus Anaerobic medium BD BACTEC Standard Aerobic medium BD BACTEC Standard Anaerobic medium The BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identifica...
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Due to a trend in false positive Candida tropicalis results on blood culture panel when using certain BD BACTEC vial mediums
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Ongoing
Brands named
biofire diagnosticsbiofire
UPCs
00815381020338
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