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Hi i m 29 years old female. Three days ago i accidently hurt vith needle stick injury with gloucose used prick needle. The person whose used needle has heptitis b carrier. I went to doctor he gave me immunoglobuin and hepatitis b vaccine within 48 hours. Now i m afraid can i get infection???
The medication given to you by the doctor should reduce your chance of contracting hep b significantly.
After the window period has passed, you may want to be checked for infection to make sure that the measures were effective. The window period is the time between infection and when a test can reliably detect the infection if present.
The window period for hep b is 45 to 160 days though the mean time is 100 days.
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic The medication given to you by the doctor should reduce your chance of contracting hep b significantly. After the window period has passed, you may want to be checked for infection to make sure that the measures were effective. The window period is the time between infection and when a test can reliably detect the infection if present. The window period for hep b is 45 to 160 days though the mean time is 100 days. I hope this helps