Hiv And Syringe Prick

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prick by a syringe used to a patient positive in hepatitis c

i was pricked by a syringe used to a patient with active hepatitis c viruswhat can i do now...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I would get HCV testing by your primary care doctor if you are talking about a syringe for drugs...If you are referring to a syringe used in medical care, then go to your employee health service. You can check for HCV RNA at 4 to 6 weeks to see if... Read more »

prick by a syringe used to a patient positive in hepatitis B

hi! i was pricked by a syringe used in a patient whose positive in hepaB. I was vaccinated by... Read more »

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hcv syringe prick

I am orthopaedic surgeon. I was injecting into heel of my patient while destroying syringe i... Read more »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Syringe Sharing and HIV Incidence Among Injection Drug Users and Increased Access to Sterile Syringes

Toward the goal of maximizing sterile syringe access and reducing rates of syringe sharing, between 2000 and 2003 the Vancouver, British Columbia, health authority modified its syringe exchange program (SEP) policies by shifting the focus from... Read more »

Illinois Pharmacy Reports Few Sales of Syringes Under Law Permitting Syringe Sales Without Prescription

Few people have taken advantage of an Illinois law that allows the purchase of hypodermic needles without a prescription, according to Walgreens , one of the state's largest pharmacies, the Chicago Sun-Times reports (McKinney, Chicago Sun-Times... Read more »

HCV Survival in Syringes Affected by Syringe Type, Time and Temperature

Below is the transcript of a press conference held at CROI 2010 on Feb. 19, in which Elijah Paintsil, M.D., F.A.A.P., of Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., discusses a study he presented on the survival of hepatitis C virus... Read more »

Opinions: Media Coverage of HIV/AIDS; WTO and Global Health; G8, HIV/AIDS; Stopping Syringe Reuse

More Media Coverage of HIV/AIDS Needed In a New Republic /NPR opinion piece , Harold Pollack, an associate professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, looks at the media's coverage of World AIDS Day. "Almost... Read more »

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Taking 20 min Oraquick finger prick tomorrow at 14

Posted by ExWorryWart, 5 Replies

For better or worse, I finally decided I will just go and get a conclusive test by Oraquick Finger Prick rapid test done 14 weeks past my exposure.

My rational mind says:

I have extremely low risk (unprotected oral/fingering)
Tested negative at 5 and... Read more »

Deliberate Needle prick

Posted by WorriedLad

Hi sorry to bother anyone here but im really looking for a bit of advice. Ive been living with an issue now for 3 years regarding something which happened to me whilst i was holidaying in Ibiza. I was stuck in the arm by someone with what i can... Read more »

Syringe

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

This is such a great place to post questions, Oop and 143 and everyone that helps and gives a word of advice and understanding, Thank you.
10 weeks ago I had an accident with a syringe on a local bar. I went to the bathroom, the place was full, wash... Read more »

I am fearful of the syringe!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I took the rapid test and it came back negative after 08 weeks... But I am very worried, since I am fearful of seeing the syringe, so i turned away when the doc began to draw blood from my vein...

I am afraid that the doc forgot to change the... Read more »

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