TECHNOLOGIST AND INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIST IN MICROBIOLOGY,

M(ASCP) AND M(ASCP i )

SPECIALIST AND INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST IN MICROBIOLOGY,
SM(ASCP) AND SM(ASCP i )
Suggested Reading for Examination Preparation

This list is intended only as a partial reference source. Its distribution does not indicate endorsement by the American
Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC), nor does the BOC wish to imply that the content of the
examination will be drawn solely from these publications.

JOURNALS
Clinical Microbiology Newsletter. Published by Elsevier Science Publishing Company. Link to View
Clinical Microbiology Reviews. Published by American Society for Microbiology. Link to View
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. Published by Elsevier Science Publishing Company. Link to View
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Published by American Society for Microbiology. Link to View
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Link
to View

TEXTS
Ash, L.R. & Orihel, T.C. (2007). Atlas of Human Parasitology (5th ed.). Chicago: ASCP Press. Link to Purchase
De La Maza, L.M. et al. (2013). Color Atlas of Medical Bacteriology (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: ASM Press.
Link to Purchase
Detrick, B., Schmitz, J.L, & Hamilton, R.G. (2016). Manual of Molecular and Clinical Laboratory Immunology (8th ed.).
Washington, D.C.: ASM Press. Link to Purchase
Garcia, L.S., et al. (2013). Clinical Laboratory Management (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: ASM Press. Link to Purchase
Hata, D.J. and Thomson Jr., R.B. (2016). Gram Stain Benchtop Reference Guide. College of American Pathologists. Link to
Purchase
Jorgensen, J., Pfaller, M., et al. (Eds.) (2015). Manual of Clinical Microbiology (11th ed.). Washington D.C.: ASM Press.
Link to Purchase
Larone, D.H. (2011). Medically Important Fungi: A Guide to Identification (5th ed.). Washington D.C.: ASM Press. Link to
Purchase
Leber, A.L., et. al. (2016). Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: ASM Press. Link to
View
Loeffelholz, M.J., et al. (2016). Clinical Virology Manual (5th ed.). Washington D.C.: ASM Press. Link to Purchase
Love, G.L. (2013). Mycology Benchtop Reference Guide. College of American Pathologists. Link to Purchase
Mahon, C.R. and Lehman, D.C. (2018). Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology (6th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. Link to
Purchase
Mathison, B.A. and Pritt, B.S. (2016). Arthropod Benchtop Reference Guide . College of American Pathologists. Link to
Purchase (This reference is more appropriate for the SM level)
Persing, D.H. et al. (Eds.). (2016). Molecular Microbiology: Diagnostic Principles and Practice (3rd ed.). Washington D.C.:
ASM Press. Link to Purchase
Pritt, B.S. (2014). Parasitology Benchtop Reference Guide. College of American Pathologists. Link to Purchase
Procop, G.W., et al. (2017). Koneman’s Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology (7th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Link to Purchase
Tille, P.M. (2017). Bailey & Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology (14th ed.). Elsevier. Link to Purchase

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Zeibig, E. A. (2012). Clinical Parasitology: A Practical Approach (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, P.A.: Saunders. Link to Purchase

CLINICAL AND LABORATORY STANDARDS INSTITUTE (CLSI) PUBLICATIONS

Available online at www.clsi.org

ONLINE
American Society of Microbiology (ASM) – Clinical Microbiology Portal Link to View
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Link to View
College of American Pathologists (CAP) Link to View
DPDx – CDC’s Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria Link to View

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