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Reused Needle Elisa
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Tattoo: Reused needle but inklessMy friend had a tattoo gun, there were about 7 who had used that same needle but all of them were inkless (there was no ink being used at all). I was the last one to get an ink-less tattoo but there was like a 30 minutes time period between me and...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
I would get tested for HBV, HCV and HIV to be certain that you were not infected....
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Needle reused?If a needle is used to draw blood from an infected person and this same needle is used to draw... 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 »
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 »
Florida: Fired Mayo Employee Indicted After Hepatitis Spread Through Reused SyringesA federal grand jury has indicted a former employee of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, who could face life in prison for an alleged drug-theft scheme that reportedly caused five patients to contact hepatitis C virus (HCV), one of whom has died. ... Read more »
Needle Misuse Common in Africa, Millions at Risk, Health Experts SayMillions of people are at risk of contracting infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C because of improper needle use in African health facilities, said health experts at the Africa Health Conference in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, IRIN ... Read more »
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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 » 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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Pins and Needle Sensation; Lumps in back
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
After a high risk encounter I couldn't eat or sleep for several months. I have tested negative at 9 weeks but started experiencing pins and needles sensations in my legs and arms and lumps in my lower back (lipomas I believe). Is it possible that a...
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Needle freak
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Yeha i didnt put the red dot thing but i don have something like that on my chest but anyways talked to my girlfriend today and she hopefully will be 10 month negative but she was acting weird and said well talk about it when my results are in and...
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