A member asked:

Today at work some lady had her blood drawn i seen she had her finger on the gauze and it was bleeding then she touched my arm couldihave got infrcted?

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Dr. Michael Rothman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Skin intact : As long as you do not have any open wounds on your skin, your skin (epidermis) will protect you from any infection.

Answered 2/2/2015

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