Reported Dec 8, 2021 · Terminated

BioFire Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel Part No: RFIT-ASY-0147 UDI: 00815381020338 Blood Culture Catalog…

BioFire Diagnostics, LLC

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: BioFire Diagnostics, LLC · 515 S Colorow Dr · Salt Lake City, UT · 84108-1248

Is this the product you have?

  • BioFire Blood Culture
  • Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel Part NoRFIT-ASY-0147
  • UDI00815381020338 Blood Culture Catalog No./Description: 442023/BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic medium in plastic vials 442021/BD BACTEC Lytic Anaerobic medium in plastic vials 442192//BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic medium in glass vials 442022/BD BACTEC Plus Anaerobic medium in plastic vials 442020/BD BACTEC Peds Plus mediums in plastic vials All lots with an expiry date prior to
Lot codes and dates
  • Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2)
  • Panel Part NumberRFIT-ASY-0147
  • UDI Code00815381020338 Blood Culture Media Catalog No./Description: 442023/BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic medium in plastic vials 442021/BD BACTEC Lytic Anaerobic medium in plastic vials 442192//BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic medium in glass vials 442022/BD BACTEC Plus Anaerobic medium in plastic vials 442020/BD BACTEC Peds Plus mediums in plastic vials All BCID2 Panel lots BD Blood Culture Media vials with expiration date of April 30, 2022 or earlier
Amount recalled
Total 14,140 Kits [11,155 kits (U.S.) and 2,985 kits (O.U.S.)]

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Due to an increased risk of false positive Acinetobacter calcoaceticus- baumannii complex results. The cause may be as a due to non-viable contamination in the blood culture vials.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 10, 2023 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:35 PM UTC

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