Transmission Hiv Needle Prick

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acidental prick of needle from HIV + patient

I am a medical general practitioiner. After giving an injection to HIV+ patient the needle accidently pricked my finger. Being afraid I squeezed the pricked area and then only did the prick bleed. I have started, within 12 hours the dosage of...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You can download the U.S. Public Health Service's recommendations from their website. Briefly, if you sustained a significant occupational exposure from a patient confirmed to be HIV positive, you should have HIV-antibody testing for at... Read more »

Accidental Needle Prick?

Hello Dr. Dieterich,I'm normally a very sane person (more or less), but I've become very... Read more »

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suture needle prick

i am currently a 3rd year medical student doing my surgery rotation. recently i was suturing an... Read more »

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Camden, N.J., City Council Member Proposes Needle-Exchange Program to Prevent HIV, Hepatitis C Transmission

Camden, N.J., City Council Member Ali Sloan-El (R) on Tuesday plans to introduce legislation to allow a needle-exchange program in the city to reduce the spread of HIV and hepatitis C among injection drug users, even though the move would conflict... Read more »

Advocates Urge Canada to Implement Needle-Exchange Programs in Prisons to Prevent HIV Transmission

HIV/AIDS advocates are calling on the Canadian government to implement needle-exchange programs in the country's federal prisons to prevent the spread of HIV, the Winnipeg Free Press reports. According to Correctional Service Canada , 1.6% of... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Taiwan Offers Addicts Greater Needle Access to Reduce HIV Transmission

Following on the heels of a successful harm reduction trial project, health authorities in Taiwan said Monday they are considering offering free syringes for drug users in thousands of convenience stores across the island. The initial effort focused... Read more »

Dangerous Intersection of Drug Use and Sexual HIV Transmission Points to Critical Need for Comprehensive HIV Prevention Among Drug Users

Sharing needles for drug injection is a well known route of HIV transmission, yet injection drug use contributes to the epidemic's spread far beyond the circle of those who inject. People who have sex with an injection drug user (IDU) also are at... Read more »

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Deliberate Needle prick

Posted by WorriedLad

Hi sorry to bother anyone here but im really looking for a bit of advice. Ive been living with an issue now for 3 years regarding something which happened to me whilst i was holidaying in Ibiza. I was stuck in the arm by someone with what i can... Read more »

is this a form of transmission??

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

i accidentally pricked myself with one of those nails people put in bulletin boards to hold papers, i'm sorry i don't recall the name right now, it fell on the floor with all the papers and i was putting it back and i pricked myself on my finger, no... Read more »

how much time can hiv survive on a needle?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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HIV Transmission?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Being a senior in high school, many times "peer pressure" can get to you. But I have been blessed with good parents and have been a big factor in my growing up. I have never done drugs, never gotten drunk, and have done great in school. I have... Read more »

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