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Splash In Eye Negative Hiv Results
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HIV transmission through eye splashI was performing an accu check on an HIV positive patient when a drop of his blood splashed and landed on a spot just beloe my eye lid-but not on the eye lid itself. At first i wiped it off with my gloved right hand, then i later wshed my face. I...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,I agree with the ER doctor. Your HIV-acquisition risk is nonexistent. HIV cannot permeate intact skin. PEP certainly was not warranted. And if there was no chance the blood actually got into your eye, HIV testing would not be warranted either.The...
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Medical student blood splash (droplets?) to eye from HCV/HIV positive patient during orthopedic procedureI am a medical student who had a blood splash to one eye (at least one droplet) from a splash... Read more »Medical student blood splash (droplets?) to eye from HCV/HIV positive patient during orthopedic procedureI am a medical student who had a blood splash to one eye (at least one droplet) from a splash... Read more »
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HIV Results by Phone: Can We Predict Who Will Test HIV-Negative?To study a requirement that all patients return to the health care setting to learn their HIV test results, the researchers described the number of HIV cases detected at Sydney Sexual Health Center among persons who disclosed no known risk factors... Read more »
To Treat or Not To Treat ...Let's say you have just received an HIV diagnosis, due to Pneumocystis pneumonia, a CD4 count of 120 and viral load at 260,000. Ask 100 doctors if you should be treated with antivirals (in addition to antibiotics and subsequent prophylaxis for the... Read more »
HIV Vaccine Trial Participation Might Lead to Negative Social Consequences, Study SaysHIV vaccine trial volunteers could experience negative social consequences because of their participation in the trials, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes , Reuters Health ... Read more »
Taiwan University Hospital: Five Recipients of HIV-Positive Organs Test HIV-NegativeOn Thursday, Taiwan University Hospital reported that five transplant patients who mistakenly received organs from a deceased HIV-positive donor continue to test HIV-negative. Medical staff started the organ recipients on HIV prophylaxis a day after... Read more »
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7 month HIV and Syphilis Negatives...Von Dutch?
Posted by rufenough, 1 Reply
Hi all,To anyone who has followed my progress out there (especially for you Mrs J&J! And OG, Von Dutch), I got my negative results for HIV and Syphillis Wednesday morning. My doctor is now referring me onto an infectious disease specialist, and a... Read more » 16 week result - negative!
Posted by une_fille
i got my results for my 16 week hiv-1 and hiv-2 tests and they are negative! yippee!! i still have symtpoms, but hopefully they will go away in time since i am not so freaked out anymore! Read more » Negative test results are no longer valid...
Posted by dsaklad
Negative test results are no longer valid if there's another sexual contact.Besides AIDS HIV acquired immune deficiency syndrome human immunodeficiency virus it would be a good idea to for both sex partners to get tested together for the other sexually... Read more » For anyone worried about false negative results.
Posted by JOHN_IN_LONDON, 2 Replies
PERT assay for plasma RNA HIV-1A new assay, called the product-enhanced reverse transcriptase (PERT) assay, provides a more accurate method of detecting plasma RNA HIV-1 compared with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Dr. Jurg Boni and... Read more »
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