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Once You Use A Lancet For Hiv Testing Is It Reusable
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Ask the Experts
lancet and test riskHello my son and I went to an hiv testing site so i could get tested There was a biohazard box on the ground with plastic teeth at the top. he was playing near it. in the box were only retractable lancets and used oraquik tests from 24 hours prior....
Response from Shannon Southall
Rocky Mountain CARES
HiNo risk!HIV begins to die once it is outside of the body and most definitely would not be infectious 24 hours later.Again, this is not a risk.Be well, Shannon...
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Reused lancet at test site?Dear Dr Bob,First let me praise you for you work here. I have learned much from this website. The... Read more »Re-used Lancet for HIV Test!!! Transmission RiskI went for a rapid HIV test today. The guy who pricked my finger actually took a lancet that was on... Read more »
Articles
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 »
ARTs Safe Without Routine Lab Tests, Lancet Study FindsA Lancet study published online Tuesday validates the safety of administering first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) to patients with HIV without routine toxicity and efficacy lab tests, "[b]ut tests of immune-system function might still be a... Read more »
Lancet Examines Status of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Programs in UgandaThe Lancet on Saturday examined the Ugandan government's HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs, as well as the country's "condom crisis" that "seems to be reversing the country's fortunes" in reducing HIV prevalence. Uganda has a... 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 »
Connect With Others
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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Tested Once - ARS related symptoms?
Posted by bbny, 2 Replies
I'm a male. I had a potential exposure a few weeks ago with a woman of unknown status. The condom broke during intercourse and moments later I had put on another because I realized it had broke before we finished. I never ejaculated, even with the...
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Once the fluid containing HIV dries, is it dead?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Once vaginal secretion dry, would the HIV in them die? And how long would HIV live if it were into underwear? Would it die once soaked in?
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Lancets
Posted by hello123, 1 Reply
Where can I buy lancets? I went to the pharmacy today and they only had the kind that you put into a machine. I need ones that you can use by themselves. Home Access counselor told me to buy lancets or try to cut myself shaving. I tried cutting...
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