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Implementation of Dual Incubation Strategies to Improve Anaerobic Culture Yield in the Clinical Laboratory

Chiamaka T. Umah, Ashleigh Riegler, Mishi Bhushan, Danielle Scarborough-Carr, Elizabeth King, Jamie Hutchinson and Megan H. Amerson-Brown
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science August 2026, DOI: https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2026003355
Chiamaka T. Umah
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Ashleigh Riegler
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Mishi Bhushan
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine
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Danielle Scarborough-Carr
Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Service Foundation
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Elizabeth King
Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Service Foundation
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Jamie Hutchinson
Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Service Foundation
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Megan H. Amerson-Brown
Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2026003355

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0894-959X
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1945-3574
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  • Received May 13, 2026
  • Accepted May 19, 2026
  • Published online August 20, 2026.

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Chiamaka T. Umah, Ashleigh Riegler, Mishi Bhushan, Danielle Scarborough-Carr, Elizabeth King, Jamie Hutchinson, Megan H. Amerson-Brown
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Aug 2026, DOI: 10.29074/ascls.2026003355

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American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Aug 2026, DOI: 10.29074/ascls.2026003355
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Keywords

  • CL - control limit
  • LCL - lower CL
  • MALDI-TOF - matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight
  • QI - quality improvement
  • UABHCM - University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
  • UCL - upper CL
  • anaerobiosis
  • culture techniques
  • specimen handling
  • workflow
  • quality improvement
  • clinical microbiology

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