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I was pricked by a sewing pin while trying a bridal dress. i bled and got a antiseptic tissue to clean it. it caused me a scratch that i covered with a band-aid. is there any chance that i got infected with hiv or hepatitis? should i be examined?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

This was no risk for either HIV, hepatitis, or any other blood borne infection. The possibility of such a pin being contaminated with blood is near zero; if so, the possibility that person has such an infection is very low; and any such virus would be dead as soon as the blood dried. Zero risk, no worries, do not get examined or tested.

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Answered 3/12/2023

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