Can U Get Aids From Urine Splashes

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Splash to lips from possible urine containing blood what is the risk

Im lab worker who had a splash to the lips when screwing lid back into a urine sample containing blood. about a minute after wards releases what happened washed off with water several time. I looked the patient detail and he was an 85 years old man...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your HIV risk from this incident is so remote it's essentially nonexistent. As with all potential occupational exposures, you should report and document the incident. It might be possible to run an HIV test on the source patient.... Read more »

blood splash in eye

blood splash in eye from an advanced AIDS person, what are chances of contacting HIV/AIDS?... Read more »

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D. »

splash of hiv infected blood in the eye

I was at work and I was washing the instruments that were used on a hiv pt. the blood that was in... Read more »

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HIV and urine - please help

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I know little about HIV and how it is transmitted and yesterday something happened that made me begin to worry. I was using a public restroom when a drunk kid (I live in a college town) came to the urinal next to me. he was stumbling and when he... Read more »

changes in urine...

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

after my encounter I noticed a drastic change in my urine.It started looking dark and frothy.I know i need to get this checked out,but i was just wondering is this ever a sign of HIV infection? Read more »

Urine Testing for HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello, I need your help. I may be positive for HIV (waiting on results). Recently, I accepted a new position with a new company. The company's insurance vendor requires that you take an HIV test via urine sample. If I am positive, I definitely do... Read more »

Urine Testing for HIV

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