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A patient's blood got on my hand should and later on i found out the patient had hepatitis c should i get tested? when should i get tested?
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Hepatitis C: You should be tested now andperiodically until your results are negative or the incubation period is over. Not all casual spill will cause disease but you should be tested.
Answered 11/8/2015
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Hepatitis C test : if your skin intact and you washed your hand right away the chance that you get hepatitis C not much. But for your piece of mind you can get test for Hep C now as baseline . The results should be negative if you never been exposed to Hep C then 8 weeks later do the test again if it is still negative you are OK . Most patients developed detectable antibodies between 2 and 6 months after exposure.
Answered 5/16/2015
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