HIV Transmission From Community Needlestick Injury

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Follow up Question for DR Wohl hiv transmission via needlestick.

Hi Dr Wohl, thank you for your response. Im sorry to waste your time, but have a few follow up questions as to why you think my tests are reassuring. I also wanted to mention to you that I finished pep on 01/04/2012. I had another hiv oraquick test...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Listen to your infectious diseases doctor. She/he is correct. There is no need for extended HIV testing. Guidelines regarding occupational exposure are old and are being revised right now.HIV medications taken as PEP are intended to prevent... Read more »

Needlestick injury with HIV+ve patient - SCARED N DESPERATE

Dear Dr Kull,I was taking blood for a patient (unknown at that time)last Friday 22/3. I was using a vaccumtainer, the needle is double ended with one end covered with rubber that goes into the tube. When I disposed the vacuumtainer needle, I...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

HIV transmission to healthcare workers does not commonly occur, and the CDC is aware of only 57 healthcare workers that have been infected through occupational exposures (that's quite small considering how many needlestick injuries actually... Read more »

nurses aid with needlestick injury

Dear Dr.FrascinoMy injury occured on Feb.2 of this year. I work not in a hospital but in a hotel which houses marginalized people most with mental illness and drug addiction. Many of our residents have hiv. And most would prefer to die in their...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,It is difficult for me to comment specifically, as I'm not exactly sure what you mean when you write "I was removing a garbage bag from her room and it lightly tapped my leg." Did the uncapped needle actually pierce your skin???... Read more »

Transmission of hiv via needlestick

On dec 6th 2011 I was drawing blood using a butterfly needle size 23 by 3/4 gauge on an hiv positive patient. Somehow I lost control of the needle on withdrawl and it kinda flug around in the air. I still had a hold of the vacutainer end. I was...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

You did the right thing by reporting this exposure and then discussing it with an expert. Your HIV testing results are very reassuring and I am very confident given what you write that you will be fine and are not infected. Your symptoms are... Read more »

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Possible Needlestick Injury

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi,

About 9-10 weeks ago I had a possible needlestick exposure. 6 weeks later I began experiencing unexplainable symptoms - I understand this is a little late for symptoms to show.

It's another 3-4 weeks before I can conclusively test so I am hoping... Read more »

needlestick injury (medical worker)

Posted by frankie78, 1 Reply

I know my risk is extremely low, but the more reassurance I get, the better I feel. I work for a medical device reprocessing company and we collect single used devices from the operating room. I was picking up a container one day and a syringe (that... Read more »

needlestick question

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Do persons infected via needlestick take longer to seroconvert than persons infected in other ways? Also, do IV drug users take longer to seroconvert because they are drug users or because of the way in which they were infected? Does the 13 week... Read more »

needlesticked

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Dr. Frascino himself has AIDS. In 1991 he was working at his own practice as an HIV specialist and was infected while treating a patient. The patient jerked during a procedure, and the laceration stick Frascino was holding penetrated his glove and... Read more »

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