Needlestick and hep c remission patient

[Paj83]

I recently suffered a very superficial needlestick with a suture needle. It was barely a prick and left only a speck of blood on my finger. There was no visible blood on the needle and I was double gloved. I recently found out the patient has hep c currently in remission. I have gotten labwork done and am awaiting the results, but need help easing my mind. What are my chances of infection?

[flyinlynn]

If by remission you mean he was recently cured of hep c by the new DAA meds then you are not at any risk. If he treated with Harvoni or similar and achieved a not detected result at 12 weeks after his treatment concluded he no longer had the hep c virus. He will still have antibodies but antibodies are not the virus and cannot transmit infection.

There is no remission hep c is a virus either you have and infection or you do not.

For health care workers who experience an accidental needle stick involving a patient who carries the hep c virus the odds of transmission are about 1.8% per the CDC look up cdc FAQ Hepatitis c for health care workers