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Can Kidney Disease Be Transmitted Through A Needle Prick?

hi i am a lab technician and last i got pricked by a needle which has been used for drawing blood from patient, after that i ask the nurse about the history of the patient but she told me that the patient is suffering from kidney disease. after 1months i got headache, common cold and stomach problem, this is killing me every second because i'm scare if it might be a symptoms of hiv
Mon, 8 Dec 2014
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.

Kidney disease can be due to many causes and you should have been prompt at following up with the patient soon after having the prick. It is possible that the patient with kidney disease has other infections like hepatitis , hepatitis C and HIV which can be easily transmitted with needle prick. If possible please find from patient records if the patient had any communicable infection and get tested for it. You should not have ignored earlier just because patient had kidney disease. Many infections can be transmitted through pricks with needles. It is unlikely that you have any infective condition if the patient did not have any infective conditions.
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Can Kidney Disease Be Transmitted Through A Needle Prick?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Kidney disease can be due to many causes and you should have been prompt at following up with the patient soon after having the prick. It is possible that the patient with kidney disease has other infections like hepatitis , hepatitis C and HIV which can be easily transmitted with needle prick. If possible please find from patient records if the patient had any communicable infection and get tested for it. You should not have ignored earlier just because patient had kidney disease. Many infections can be transmitted through pricks with needles. It is unlikely that you have any infective condition if the patient did not have any infective conditions.