Question 1

The agency that has published a guide to hazardous waste reduction is:

Accepted Answer

A)  DHEC. 
B)  OSHA. 
C)  CDC. 
D)  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A) . 
A)  DHEC. 
B)  OSHA. 
C)  CDC. 
D)  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A) .

Question 2

Class III biological safety cabinets:

Accepted Answer

A)  sterilize the air as it passes over the material in the cabinet. 
B)  protect the environment from contamination by biological agents by filtering the air as it is exhausted from the cabinet. 
C)  are completely enclosed and have gloves that enable the worker to manipulate the material in the cabinet. 
D)  are often called laminar flow hoods. 
A)  sterilize the air as it passes over the material in the cabinet. 
B)  protect the environment from contamination by biological agents by filtering the air as it is exhausted from the cabinet. 
C)  are completely enclosed and have gloves that enable the worker to manipulate the material in the cabinet. 
D)  are often called laminar flow hoods.

Question 3

Air flow in a microbiology laboratory should be:

Accepted Answer

A)  from lower to higher risk areas. 
B)  minimized as much as possible. 
C)  optimized to prevent the settling of dangerous aerosols. 
D)  well-filtered by recirculating it through numerous filters before recycling. 
A)  from lower to higher risk areas. 
B)  minimized as much as possible. 
C)  optimized to prevent the settling of dangerous aerosols. 
D)  well-filtered by recirculating it through numerous filters before recycling.

Question 4

Information concerning a chemical product's health hazards, toxicity, and disposal procedures is:

Accepted Answer

A)  found in the manufacturer's material safety data sheets (MSDS). 
B)  found on the product label. 
C)  proprietary information and only released at the manufacturer's discretion. 
D)  obtained through the manufacturer's technical support division; acquiring access to that information is the responsibility of the laboratory worker. 
A)  found in the manufacturer's material safety data sheets (MSDS). 
B)  found on the product label. 
C)  proprietary information and only released at the manufacturer's discretion. 
D)  obtained through the manufacturer's technical support division; acquiring access to that information is the responsibility of the laboratory worker.

Question 5

The autoclave sterilizes material by:

Accepted Answer

A)  applying dry heat at high temperatures and pressure. 
B)  infusing gaseous chemicals that kill organisms. 
C)  applying moist heat at high temperatures and increased pressure. 
D)  cleaving protein bonds found in most biological agent cell walls. 
A)  applying dry heat at high temperatures and pressure. 
B)  infusing gaseous chemicals that kill organisms. 
C)  applying moist heat at high temperatures and increased pressure. 
D)  cleaving protein bonds found in most biological agent cell walls.

Exam 4: Laboratory Safety

The agency that has published a guide to hazardous waste reduction is:

Class III biological safety cabinets:

Air flow in a microbiology laboratory should be:

Information concerning a chemical product's health hazards, toxicity, and disposal procedures is:

The autoclave sterilizes material by:

Microbial Taxonomy

Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure

Host-Microorganism Interactions

Specimen Management

Role of Microscopy

Traditional Cultivation and Identification

Nucleic Acid-Based Analytic Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization

Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection

Serologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Principles of Antimicrobial Action and Resistance

Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Staphylococcus Micrococcus and Similar Organisms

Streptococcus Enterococcus and Similar Organisms

Bacillus and Similar Organisms

Listeria Corynebacterium and Similar Organisms

Erysipelothrix Lactobacillus and Similar Organisms

Nocardia Streptomyces Rhodococcus and Similar Organisms

Enterobacteriaceae

Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Other Organisms

Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms

Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms

Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms

Alcaligenes, Bordetella Nonpertussis, Comamonas, and Similar Organisms

Vibrio, Aeromonas, Chromobacterium, and Related Organisms

Sphingomonas Paucimobilis and Similar Organisms

Moraxella and Related Organisms

Eikenella and Similar Organisms

Pasteurella and Similar Organisms

Actinobacillus, Aggregatibacter, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms

Haemophilus

Bartonella and Afipia

Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter

Legionella

Brucella

Bordetella Pertussis, Bordetella Parapertussis, and Related Species

Francisella

Streptobacillus Moniliformis and Spirillum Minus

Neisseria and Moraxella Catarrhalis

Overview and General Considerations

Overview of Anaerobic Organisms

Mycobacteria

Obligate Intracellular and Non-culturable Bacterial Agents

Cell Walldeficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

The Spirochetes

Laboratory Methods for Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections: Overview

Intestinal Protozoa

Blood and Tissue Protozoa

Other Protozoa

Intestinal Nematodes Roundworms

Tissue Nematodes Roundworms

Blood and Tissue Filarialnematodes

Intestinal Cestodes

Tissue Cestodes

Intestinal Trematodes

Liver and Lung Trematodes

Blood Trematodes

Overview of Fungal Identification Methods and Strategies

Hyaline Molds, Mucorales Zygomycetes, Dermatophytes, and Opportunitistic and Systemic Mycoses

Dematiaceous Melanizedmolds

Opportunistic Atypical Fungus: Pneumocystis Jiroveci

The Yeasts

Anti-fungal Susceptibility Testing, Therapy, and Prevention

Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Virology

Viruses in Human Disease

Antiviral Therapy, Susceptibility Testing, and Prevention

Bloodstream Infections

Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck

Meningitis, Encephalitis, and Other Infections of the Central Nervous System

Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses

Infections of the Urinary Tract

Genital Tract Infections

Gastrointestinal Tract Infections

Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections