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HIV infection from careless Healthworker

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ahmad80107
ahmad80107

Hi there sir. Please help me. I got tested for HIV twice the result came negative but I am in great tenaion that may be I have got infected. As the careless healthworker in  the labtouched my needlestick wound as it was fresh and with blood. Although hevwas wearing latex gloves but who know thatvwether they were clean or not. His fingers got in touched with my wound for a long time. There was no visible blood strain on his hands but still I am worried. Please help Me with this

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  • ml66uk
    ml66uk ahmad80107

    Posted

    If he was wearing gloves, then infection is very unlikely, and if you've been tested twice since then, it sounds like you're fine.

  • Mgirl
    Mgirl ahmad80107

    Posted

    It’s almost impossible to get HIV this way, I’m 99.9% sure that you’re fine 
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