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Needle prick

2018-04-17 17:53:17
I m a medical student . recently i had a needle prick The patient is vctc negative . Should i start post exposure prophylaxis
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report it to ur emergency dept as needle prick.get ur patients viral markr done along wid urs depending on results protocol folloe protocol.

Answered2018-04-17 19:00:49

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