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QUERY REGARDING NEEDLE STICK INJURY
I was injecting my father with an injection prescribed by the doctor. Since, in the lockdown days we don't get compounders to apply an injection I had to volunteer myself.
After I injected him the needle struck my finger and the blood came out. I washed the injury with soap and water and cleaned it but now I am worried about HIV transmission as I don't know my father's HIV status.
He had tested for Anti HCV and HBsAg in 2018 which came out to be negative but I don't know about his HIV status.
What should I do ?
Should I go for his HIV testing ?
Go ahead with HIV testing of father, it takes a few minutes for results nowadays.
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yes you should go forward with his hiv testing asap. If it comes out positive, you need to start post exposure prophylaxis for hiv.
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