BD BBL™ DrySlide™ Oxidase 231746Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 30382902317464), received between Mar 31, 2023 and Oct 17, 2023 — classified as 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “False Positive Result” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionOct 17, 2023Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING BD BBL¿ DRYSLIDE¿ OXIDASE, COLOR CHANGE WAS NOT OBSERVABLE BY OXIDASE POSITIVE ORGANISM PSEUDOMONAS. NO PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED. "TEST PERFORMS NOT AS EXPECTED: COLOR CHANGE WAS NOT OBSERVABLE BY OXIDASE POSITIVE ORGANISM (PSEUDOMONAS) , IT REMAINED COLORLESS DURING USE WERE PATIENT SAMPLES INVOLVED?: YES".

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17953732 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 30, 2023False Positive Result; False Positive Result

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD BBL¿ DRYSLIDE¿ OXIDASE 2 STRAIN TESTS CAME BACK POSITIVE BUT SHOULD BE NEGATIVE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: THE MEDIA ARE COLUMBIA BIOMÉRIEUX AND THE STRAINS ARE ATCC REFERENCE STRAINS ALL 3 STRAINS ARE POSITIVE IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS WHILE E.COLI AND K. PNEUMONIAE SHOULD BE NEGATIVE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17020624 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 31, 2023False Positive Result; False Positive Result

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING THE BD BBL¿ DRYSLIDE¿ OXIDASE THAT THERE WAS FALSE POSITIVES. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: BATCH WITH FALSE POSITIVE OXIDASE TEST RESULTS. THE E COLI 25922 QUALITY CONTROL GIVES A POSITIVE REACTION IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS (EXPECTED NEGATIVE RESULT). THE REAGENT IS STORED UNDER THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS AND EVEN WHEN OPENING A NEW CARD THERE IS A FLUCTUATION IN THE TEST RESPONSE. THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE QUITE RANDOM BUT ALSO PRESENT ON SOME CLINICAL STRAINS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16655379 ↗