Miscellaneous

Question 1

Which CFR is Animals and Animal Products (USDA)?

Answer 1

CFR 9

Question 2

Which CFR is drugs and GLP (FDA, DEA)?

Answer 2

CFR 21

Question 3

Which CFR is OSHA standards (Dep of Labor)?

Answer 3

CFR 29

Question 4

Which CFR is NHP importation (CDC)?

Answer 4

CFR 42 Subpart 71

Question 5

Which CFR is possession, use, transfer of select agents and toxins (HHS, CDC)?

Answer 5

CFR 42 Subpart 73

Question 6

What are overlap select agents and toxins (HHS and USDA)?

Answer 6

Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis Pasteur strain
Burkholderia mallei
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Hendra virus (Paramyxoviridae)
Nipah virus (Paramyxoviridae)
Rift valley fever virus (Bunyaviridae)
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (Togaviridae)

Question 7

What disinfectants are oxidizing agents?

Answer 7

1. Halogens: chlorine (e.g. bleach), iodine (e.g. povidone iodine)
2. Peroxygens: Virkon, Peroxygard, hydrogen peroxide

Question 8

What do halogens (chlorine not iodine) and peroxygens (hydrogen peroxide) kill? What are cons?

Answer 8

Vegetative bacteria, mycoplasma, enveloped and nonenveloped viruses, fungi, acid fast bacteria, some spores

Cons: Corrosive; concentrations can cause respiratory irritation

Question 9

What do quaternary ammonium compounds kill? What are cons?

Answer 9

Vegetative bacteria, enveloped viruses

Cons: doesn’t get pseudomonads, acid fast bacteria, non-enveloped viruses, spores

Question 10

What does iodine kill?

Answer 10

Vegetative bacteria, pseudomonads, acid-fast bacteria, enveloped viruses, bacterial spores

Cons: Does not get non-enveloped viruses

Question 11

What does alcohol kill?

Answer 11

Vegetative bacteria, mycoplasmas, pseudomonads, enveloped viruses

Cons: Does not get non-enveloped viruses or SPORES