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A member asked:

I was accidently poked by a used lancing device for diabetes tester saw no blood.what are the chances of contracting hiv or hepatatis b or c .

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Slim to none: There has been no documented cases of HIV contracted from a needle stick like you describe. If you know the person who used the needle and they are not HIV positive then you definitely have no concerns

Dr Rosenfeld agreed

Answered 5/23/2019

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