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deoarby
deoarby asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsInfectious Diseases · 8 years ago

What are the odds of a doctor or nurse contract HIV from a patient's needle?

This is hypothetical. I'm looking information from someone who knows

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  • P H
    Lv 6
    8 years ago
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    Overall less than 1:100. The exact odds depends on a lot of factors; the viral load of the patient, whether the needle was hollow or not, how large the needle, how deep, etc.

  • Beach Life
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Less than 1%

    Source(s): http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/hiv-needle-stick
  • crossbones668
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    Depends on the virus load. Look up SHARPS procedures and the term "virus load".

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