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another needle stick
zkadhem - 05-12-09 21:10 Bookmark and Share

lab technician wad drawing blood from HIV and HCV infected patient and unfortunatly he had needle stick. In case to get infected, which of the 2 conditions would most likely been transmitted?

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Re: another needle stick
harry206 - 05-13-09 03:06

Hep C > HIV (during needle prick)

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Re: another needle stick
zkadhem - 05-13-09 08:51

:) yes..these are high yield facts:)

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Re: another needle stick
harry206 - 05-13-09 08:55

Good Morning zkadhem, & thnx for this HY fact.

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Re: another needle stick
zkadhem - 05-13-09 08:59

Good morning Harry,
So what happened to the mcq feature, is it still 24 hours or 12 hours till we get the right answer?
Sometimes it is not just the right answer we need in fact we need the explanation more .

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Re: another needle stick
harry206 - 05-13-09 09:04

i don't knw zkadhem,
I think it is still 24 hr :(
I am also entering explanation with my q posted
do le'me know if u need any explanation (of my posts) before 24 hr :)

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Re: another needle stick
babbu5508 - 02-22-11 09:56

HCV is more likely to be transmitted than HIV and this fact alsoi holds good for HBV more than HIV tooo.......HY fact...

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