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Can A Splinter On Hand While Cleaning Blood Of HIV Person Cause HIV Infection?
I cleaned up a big pool of blood and found out a week and a half later that the lady was hiv positive. I had a fresh splinter in my hand the day I cleaned up the blood and did not have gloves on. I am waiting the results of my blood test but wondered what my chances are that I contracted hiv because of the splinter I had in my hand.
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
You have been exposed to infected blood and chances of acquiring HIV is between 0.3 percent. You were a fit case for starting PEP (Post exposure prophylaxis) , but as it has gone by more than 72 hours, it can' t be initiated now .
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if you have cleaned the blood with your bare hands or if you get in to contact with the blood directly on to your splinter in your hand then there is a chance of getting HIV.
Generally HIV Virus do not survive in open air so if blood was on floor for a longer time then the virus would not have survived for longer period. in that case your chance of getting HIV IS 0%.
You can go for RT-PCR( reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction ) which detects HIV at a very early stage.
hope i have cleared your doubt
all the best
if you have cleaned the blood with your bare hands or if you get in to contact with the blood directly on to your splinter in your hand then there is a chance of getting HIV.
Generally HIV Virus do not survive in open air so if blood was on floor for a longer time then the virus would not have survived for longer period. in that case your chance of getting HIV IS 0%.
You can go for RT-PCR( reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction ) which detects HIV at a very early stage.
hope i have cleared your doubt
all the best
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