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Can You Get Hiv From A Lancet Needle
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HIV risk with LancetHi,I accidently pricked myself with a used lancet. There was no visible blood on the lancet and I did not bleed when it pricked me. I am concerned because I do not know this persons HIV status and I am pregnant. What should I do??Thank you in...
Response from Richard Cordova III
Test Positive Aware Network
Hi there:I would not be concerned. HIV does not live well outside of the human body. Within a minutes time, the virus starts to die, leaving it unable to infect someone. That being said, a needle stick is a needle stick. I would get tested at the 90...
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hiv risk from lancet?Dear Dr.I have heard about you on another forum, and people say you are an expert on the HIV topic... Read more »McKesson Auto Push Lancet1. Is this product truly safe?I recently got an HIV finger prick test. They used the McKesson Auto... Read more »
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Lancet Publishes Opinion Pieces on HIV Prevention, Epidemic in ChinaThe Lancet on Saturday published two editorials about HIV prevention and China's HIV/AIDS epidemic. Summaries appear below. Merson et al., Lancet : According to Michael Merson of the Duke Global Health Institute and colleagues, HIV... Read more »
Lancet Publishes Genetic Study of Rare, Drug-Resistant HIV Strain Found in NYC PatientThe March 19 issue of the journal Lancet includes a genetic study of the rare, drug-resistant HIV strain found in a New York City patient, AFP/ Yahoo! News reports. The study -- based on the work of a team of researchers from the Aaron Diamond... Read more »
Lancet, Lancet Infectious Diseases Publish HIV/AIDS-Related ArticlesThe most recent issues of the journals Lancet and Lancet Infectious Diseases included articles related to HIV/AIDS issues. Headlines appear below. Lancet "Confessions of a Condom Lover " (Shelton, Lancet , 12/2). "Does the World Need... Read more »
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Responses in the Lancet to Study on HIV Prevalence in IndiaThe Lancet in its July 8 edition published five correspondences in response to a study on HIV prevalence in South India published in the March 30 online edition of the journal, as well as a response from the study's authors and a correspondence... Read more »
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sugar lancet
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I went to my basement in my building shoeless. I stepped on a lancet, the ones that are use to check blood sugar. It's a tiny needle, but it did pierce my skin. Is this a risk. I didn't think so cause it was proabably on the floor for a while ...
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poked with a dirty lancet that had hiv
Posted by worriedmommy, 1 Reply
i am worried sick i was poked by a very mean person who has hiv am i am worried sick can u catch via a lancet
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GETTING INJECTED WITH A CONTAMINATED NEEDLE . HELP
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I went to donate blood on may 9. They had only 2 nurses and a receptionist at the front desk. Since there were 2 people before that were donating already, and only 2 nurses, the receptionist took my temperature, blood pressure and pulse and also...
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