BD BBL™ Taxo™ A 231552Recalls & reported problems
Becton, Dickinson And Company · BD BBL™ Taxo™ A Differentiation Test for Group A Streptococci BACITRACIN 0.04 IU/IE/UI · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 30382902315521), received between Apr 6, 2022 and Nov 22, 2024 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings” (2 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionNov 22, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF BD BBL¿ TAXO¿ A, DISCS, THERE IS NO ZONE OF INHIBITION WHEN TESTING WITH STREP PYOGENES SAMPLES. THERE WAS NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCES REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20763423 ↗MalfunctionApr 6, 2022Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE TESTING WITH THE BD BBL¿ TAXO¿ A DISCS FOR DIFFERENTIATION OF GROUP A STREPTOCOCCI, THERE WAS NO ZONE OF INHIBITION. CONFIRMATORY TESTING WAS PERFORMED WITH A REMEL PATHODX AGGLUTINATION TEST, AND THE RESULT WAS POSITIVE FOR STREP GROUP A. RESULT WAS REPORTED AS STREP GROUP A, AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: CUSTOMER PROBLEM: CUSTOMER IS REPORTING NO ZONE OF INHIBITION WITH 231552 DISC IF MEDIA PERFORMANCE ISSUE PROVIDE ORGANISM ATCC STRAIN INFORMATION (IF APPLICABLE): N/A STEPS TAKEN WITH CUSTOMER/TROUBLESHOOTING: CUSTOMER IS REPORTING THEY ARE NOT GETTING A ZONE OF INHIBITION WITH 231552 DISC FROM LOT 0343425. THE CUSTOMER STATES THEY DID A WET PREP ON THE ORGANISM AND IT WAS COCCI IN CHAINS AND THERE WAS CLEAR HEMOLYSIS ON THE BLOOD AGAR PLATE. THE SUBBED TO BLOOD AGAR PLATE AND DROPPED A 231552 DISC AND ALLOWED THE PLATE TO GROW IN A 36 DEGREE INCUBATOR OVERNIGHT. THE DISC HAD NO ZONE OF INHIBITION AROUND IT. THE CUSTOMER DECIDED TO RUN A REMEL PATHODX AGGLUTINATION TEST AND IT CAME BACK POSITIVE FOR STREP GROUP A. QC FOR THE DISCS IS RUN WEEKLY AND THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THEY HA
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14025913 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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