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What Are The Chances Of Getting Infected By A Hepatitis C Patient?
hi. i was pricked by a needle suture during operation. my middle finger was poked by the needle but not deep enough..i wear double gloves. but there was small scrapped in the skin. a bit of blood because of the scraped of skin.what are the chances of getting the hep c virus because the patietb is known as hep c patient
Mon, 15 Sep 2014
Hello, thank you for contact to health care magic. If I am your doctor I would like to tell you after needle stick injury 1-10% chance of getting infected with HCV. On an average 0.6% chance of infection. It will decrease further if you have taken primary care, like hand washing. If you have to ask anything to me kindly contact me. Dr. Arun Tank. Infectious disease specialist.
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