July, 2024 | Aculabs Inc

CDC Issues Advisory on Shortage of BD Blood Culture Bottles

On July 23, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) message to inform healthcare providers, laboratory professionals, healthcare facility administrators, and health departments about a critical shortage of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTEC blood culture media bottles. BD Diagnostics, Inc. has reported an interruption in the

By Dylan Smith|2024-07-26T13:23:25-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: clinical pathology, lab testing, mcknights, tb gold testing|0 Comments

Letter from the Director: Syphilis, Treponema, and Reverse Algorithm Testing

Syphilis is a systemic sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The disease can be transmitted through sexual contact (person to person) or vertically from an infected mother to her unborn child. Despite reaching its lowest rate in 2000-2001, incidences of syphilis have risen significantly since 2001. According to the 2022 CDC

By Dylan Smith|2024-07-23T15:51:50-04:00July 23rd, 2024|Categories: Quarterly Letter|Comments Off