10 free MLS (ASCP) practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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Microbiology
A 10-day-old infant with fever and poor feeding has a lumbar puncture. The mother's intrapartum screening status is unknown. CSF results are shown. Which organism is MOST likely?
CSF, tube 2
Test
Result
Appearance
Cloudy
WBC
3,200/µL (3,200 ×10⁶/L), 88% neutrophils
Glucose
14 mg/dL (0.8 mmol/L)
Protein
310 mg/dL (3.1 g/L)
Gram stain (cytocentrifuged)
Gram-positive cocci in pairs and chains of up to eight cells