Biomerieux recalls Etest¿ Piperacillin/tazobactam (4 ug/mL) PTc0.016-256-pack of 30 tests WW Etest¿ is a quantitative technique for determ…

Recall date

November 19, 2015

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Recall number

Z-0439-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Biomerieux

Sold / distributed

Worldwide Distribution- US Nationwide including DC and the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GS, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY, and the countries of Argentina, Australia,…

Why it was recalled

Due to the potential for reporting erroneous results for Piperacillin/Tazobactam; specifically false susceptible results.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Etest¿ Piperacillin/tazobactam (4 ug/mL) PTc0.016-256-pack of 30 tests WW Etest¿ is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria.