American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) · M Examination Content Guideline, revised September 25, 2025; no separate effective date stated. ASCP's current credential page uses Scientist in Microbiology. Its March 2026 newsletter documents the change from Technologist to Scientist. The assigned slug preserves the former title of the same M credential. This guide uses M content and weights from the shared M/SM outline.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• M – Scientist in Microbiology
• ASCP BOC Newsletter, March 2026
• M/SM Examination Content Guideline, revised September 25, 2025
• Collect Adult Blood Culture Sets
• IDSA/ASM Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory, 2024 Update
• Laboratory Methods for the Diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis, second edition
• BAM Chapter 12: Staphylococcus aureus, March 2016
• Laboratory Testing for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
• EUCAST Clinical Breakpoint Tables, version 16.1
• EUCAST Guidelines for Detection of Resistance Mechanisms, July 2017
• Gonococcal Infections Among Adolescents and Adults
• Clinical Testing and Diagnosis for C. diff Infection
• Laboratory Testing for Legionella
• Information for Clinicians: E. coli Infection
• Laboratory Risks for Brucellosis
• Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis for Tuberculosis
• Clinical Testing and Diagnosis for Hepatitis B
• DPDx Blood Specimens: Microscopic Examination
• Testing Algorithm for Histoplasmosis
• DPDx Cryptosporidiosis
• DPDx Cyclosporiasis
• DPDx Giardiasis
• Identification of C. auris
• CDC Laboratory Recommendations for Syphilis Testing, United States, 2024
• Laboratory Testing for KPC and NDM in Gram-negative Bacteria
• False-Positive Investigation Toolkit
• Statistical Guidance on Reporting Results from Studies Evaluating Diagnostic Tests