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I'm a lab. tech. today i got some syphilis positive serum on my trousers and leg. i wiped off it immediately. i am very nerves. what will happen?
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See below: Provided the blood did not get into an open wound nothing should happen. F you have any concerns check serologies in a month but once again if nothing got in an open wound you should not be concerned.
Answered 1/21/2017
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