Microbiology
446 ASCP MLS practice questions in 28 topics. Each topic page shows its first questions with answers and explanations.
- Parasitology36 questions
- Blood and bone marrow cultures30 questions
- Mycobacteria and Nocardia29 questions
- Mycology29 questions
- Identification: colony morphology and rapid tests (coagulase, catalase, oxidase, indole, PYR)25 questions
- Gastrointestinal23 questions
- Susceptibility testing: methods, theory and interpretation21 questions
- Resistance: phenotypic detection (beta-lactamase, ESBL, D-test, carbapenemases)19 questions
- Urine18 questions
- CSF cultures (meningitis)16 questions
- Lower respiratory tract16 questions
- Specimen collection and transport16 questions
- Specimen processing: preparation, media, inoculation and incubation16 questions
- Documentation, critical values, autoverification, corrected reports and public health reporting15 questions
- Identification: conventional biochemicals and commercial kits15 questions
- Stains: Gram, acid-fast, modified acid-fast15 questions
- BSL-3 pathogens and select agents11 questions
- Identification: automated, MALDI-TOF, multiplex molecular, 16S sequencing11 questions
- Skin, soft tissue and bone11 questions
- Upper respiratory tract11 questions
- Virology11 questions
- Genital tract10 questions
- Resistance: antibiotic mechanisms and intrinsic resistance10 questions
- Specimen processing: prioritization and rejection7 questions
- Stains: KOH, calcofluor white, trichrome, Giemsa, acridine orange7 questions
- Body fluids from normally sterile sites6 questions
- Resistance: genetic determinants (mecA, vanA, blaKPC)6 questions
- Screening: MRSA/MSSA, VRE, ESBL/CRE6 questions