ASCP STUDY GUIDE FOR MLT EXAM Questions and Answers 100% Correct| Latest Update 2025/2026

1. DR antigens are found in which of the following systems? - ✔✔HLA system
2. Which one of the stains below is used to detect separated nucleic acids - ✔✔SyBr Green
3. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) susceptibility tests should be performed against
other beta lactam antibiotics on important S. pneumoniae isolates from blood cultures and other
sterile body fluids when a MIC for penicillin is performed? - ✔✔False
4. If you notice something in your laboratory that is a potentially hazardous situation, but is out
of your control to fix, what should you do? - ✔✔Tell your supervisor or laboratory administrator
5. Which of the following best describes a hemoglobinopathy? - ✔✔A substitution of an amino
acid in the hemoglobin chain.
6. Lymphocyte pleocytosis refers to a decreased number of lymphocytes in a CSF when
compared to a normal sample? - ✔✔False
7. The susceptibility of a bacterium to each drug on a sensitivity plate using antibiotic disks is
demonstrated by the diameter of the zone of? - ✔✔Inhibition
HbA1C measurements are NOT ordinarily used to monitor long-term diabetic control in a
diabetic with sickle cell anemia? - ✔✔True
The red/pink color of the colonies seen on this MacConkey agar plate is an indication of? -
✔✔Lactose Fermentors