Reused Needle Scared To Get Tested

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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... Read more »

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 »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Needle reused?

If a needle is used to draw blood from an infected person and this same needle is used to draw... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nevada Doctor Says Vendor OK'd Needle Guide Reuse

In 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 »

Australia: Teachers Warned After Needle Scare

The disclosure that 18 students in a science class used the same needle for a blood test has prompted plans to warn all Tasmanian teachers about needle safety. The incident occurred on Aug. 9 at Dover District High School, and all students who took... Read more »

Canada: Used Needle Scare for City Father

Nicholas Hermansen has been complaining to police and health officials about the discarded needles littering his Boyle McCauley neighborhood for the past year. Now, the 34-year-old father of two must undergo a series of tests for hepatitis and HIV... Read more »

Florida: Fired Mayo Employee Indicted After Hepatitis Spread Through Reused Syringes

A 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 »

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Having the test and I'm so scared!!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I finally got enough nerve to order a anoymous testing and I'm having it done sometime this week at a lab. Anyways, I am a nervous reck and scared. I haven't had any symptoms of ARS (i think that's what it is), but it seems like everytime I turn on... Read more »

Just took t test..... now extremely scared........

Posted by missing, 3 Replies

To be honest I never thought I will need to do this. I understand how HIV is transmitted so I avoid doing all of those risky act. I only have 1 stable partner for many years, never smoke let a lone doing drug with shared needle.

Nevertheless. I... Read more »

Needles and Seroconversion

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Sorry, if this question has been asked. I tried to search. Will a person take longer to seroconvert if that person was infected with a needle rather than through sexual contact? I am afraid I used a dirty needle to IV heroin. I had a test at 15... Read more »

Burning and needle pics

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hey all,

I feel like I am HIV pos...to scared to test. Had anal sex 6 weeks ago, do not know the person, and 2weeks after had dull aches in arm pits and pain in the groin....that went away after 2 weeks.....no flu no fever....but horrible headaches.
f... Read more »

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