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Is It Possible To Get HIV From Reused Needle
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RE-USED NEEDLE??? (VICIOUS CYCLE OF HIV TESTING, 2010)Dr. Bob, I have to say I feel SO unbelievably stupid asking this... but it's really, really been bothering me!! I got 2 HIV antibody tests done at 6 months post exposure, within about 2 weeks of each other. They both came back negative! But...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Your fears are irrational and that's why you "feel so unbelievably stupid asking this . . . ." These types of fears are more common than you might anticipate. (See below.) My advice to you is exactly the same as my advice to others...
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Accidental reuse of needle during HIV testing?Hi Dr. Bob,I've gone through the archives and have received some sort of comfort knowing that... Read more »needle reusedI recently went to a health department nearby for a HIV/STD test. Since then, i have been convinced... Read more »
Articles
Nevada Doctor Says Vendor OK'd Needle Guide ReuseIn a half-page ad in Wednesday's Las Vegas Review-Journal, lawyers for Dr. Michael Kaplan said the urologist was following a vendor's instructions when he reused needle guides during biopsies. Kaplan ceased the practice "the moment a question... Read more »
Cleaning WorksTable of Contents Sharing Needles and HIV Infection Drug Treatment Programs New Needles Needle Exchange Programs Cleaning Needles Taking Care of Yourself and Others Sharing Needles and HIV Infection Injection drug use (IDU)... Read more »
Rhode Island: Doctor Sanctioned for Reusing SyringesThe Rhode Island Department of Health has sanctioned a doctor it says reused syringes, putting patients at risk for disease. Health officials said Dr. Augustus Marsella reused disposable syringes for vitamin B-12 injections, which he administered... Read more »
Needle-Exchange Programs Effective HIV Prevention Methods, Letter to Editor SaysThe "notion that clean needle-exchange programs are enabling and encouraging drug use is nonsense," Stephen Heath, public relations director for the Drug Policy Forum of Florida , writes in a New York Times letter to the editor in response to a... Read more »
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Possible needle infection 5 days ago, need help.
Posted by gabby12345, 1 Reply
Hello. This is my story, It is extremely stupid and I'm aware of that. Last Thursday (5 days ago) I wondered off from my friends during the course of a heavy drinking session. I remember very little, but I do know that I ended up with a homeless... Read more » your opinion on needle safety at std clinics
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
do you think that there is any possibility that a needle could be used twice? what precautions are taken so that this does not happen?Read more » Hiv needle Poke?
Posted by Shakur251, 2 Replies
I had a few sewing needles in a box on the bus and a 2 teenagers wanted to see them so i let them. The kids started poking themselves with the needles and drew blood. I asked them if it hurt and in reply with one of the needles he lightly poked me...
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HIV contraction possible in this scenario?
Posted by Melissa_Rowan, 1 Reply
I have a question. I noticed I had some blood looking spots on my sleeve, after I wiped my nose with my shirt , my nose in which was sore and raw from a cold. Theoretically if the blood on my shirt was from an HIV+ person and I did wipe my sore and...
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