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Last week I was in hospital for having antibiotics injection, the sister said that I have to make allergy test under skin. The injection was too much thin, by chance the injection have inserted in nurse glove for a second which the glove was like rubber (Yellow Color), I didn't feel that injection have pricked the sister skin and the glove looks clean (The illumination was not good enough).
The needle stick to glove then nurse removed it and released 2-3 drops for dismiss the air, after that quickly wiped alcohol on my hand and injected few medicine under my skin.
In the next day I asked the nurse if the needle have pricked here or not, she said no
In the next day I asked the nurse if the glove new, she said yes
In the next day I requested the nurse to perform Hepatitis C and HIV Combo, The test machine was Architect and the result for both Non-Reactive
1. In case of any contamination, are the viruses of HCV and HIV can be transmitted through under skin injection (no blood from the point of apply) ?
2. Is it correct that very thin needle like above not transmitting viruses ?
3. If the nurse in window period and the needle pricked here without noticed blood, Is this a risk for HCV and HIV ?
4. Do I have any risk for HCV and HIV if same glove used by the previous patient where some blood on the glove but I didn’t notice?
5. Do you recommend any further tests ?
6. Is the test HCV PCR RNA after 2 weeks of this incident conclusive ? or 3 weeks ?
7. is HIV Combo test at 28 days and after conclusive now ?
The needle stick to glove then nurse removed it and released 2-3 drops for dismiss the air, after that quickly wiped alcohol on my hand and injected few medicine under my skin.
In the next day I asked the nurse if the needle have pricked here or not, she said no
In the next day I asked the nurse if the glove new, she said yes
In the next day I requested the nurse to perform Hepatitis C and HIV Combo, The test machine was Architect and the result for both Non-Reactive
1. In case of any contamination, are the viruses of HCV and HIV can be transmitted through under skin injection (no blood from the point of apply) ?
2. Is it correct that very thin needle like above not transmitting viruses ?
3. If the nurse in window period and the needle pricked here without noticed blood, Is this a risk for HCV and HIV ?
4. Do I have any risk for HCV and HIV if same glove used by the previous patient where some blood on the glove but I didn’t notice?
5. Do you recommend any further tests ?
6. Is the test HCV PCR RNA after 2 weeks of this incident conclusive ? or 3 weeks ?
7. is HIV Combo test at 28 days and after conclusive now ?
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As long as no blood was involved you have nothing to worry about. The nurse would have had to have been bleeding in order to transmit anything and that is assuming she even has anything.
Please don't worry. You don't have a risk, if you still feel anxious, wait 6 weeks from time of visit and get checked again.