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IS HIV Possible Due To Glucose Pen Needle Pricking?

Hi yesterday I accidently pricked my hand from a 17year old boy glucose pen needle that he left on his bed. I am his nanny and I was making it he left it on the bed. His mom whose a radiologist assured me that he was vaccinated for hepatitis c and doesn't have Hiv will i be ok.
Thu, 18 Sep 2014
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Hello
Read this very carefully , there after I will write down the answer of your question.
Large , multi-institutional studies have indicated that the risk of HIV transmission following skin puncture from a needle ( as in your case ) or a sharp object that was CONTAMINATED with the blood from a person with DOCUMENTED HIV infection is less than 0.3% and after a mucous membrane it is 0.09%.
It means even if person ( whose needle ) is HIV infected there is rarest possibility of HIV infection by needle prick to other but in your case the mother of child assured ( she is radiologist and a responsible doctor ) you that his son vaccinated for Hepatitis C and don't have HIV .
So in my opinion no need of any concern for you.
Good luck.
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IS HIV Possible Due To Glucose Pen Needle Pricking?

Hello Read this very carefully , there after I will write down the answer of your question. Large , multi-institutional studies have indicated that the risk of HIV transmission following skin puncture from a needle ( as in your case ) or a sharp object that was CONTAMINATED with the blood from a person with DOCUMENTED HIV infection is less than 0.3% and after a mucous membrane it is 0.09%. It means even if person ( whose needle ) is HIV infected there is rarest possibility of HIV infection by needle prick to other but in your case the mother of child assured ( she is radiologist and a responsible doctor ) you that his son vaccinated for Hepatitis C and don t have HIV . So in my opinion no need of any concern for you. Good luck.