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If the lab tech touched the specimen tubes in centerfuge with bare hands then put on gloves and drawn my labs could i have catch a disease?
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Likely not.: If your skin is intact without any cuts or open wound, transmission of infection is less likely. Infectious agents in blood is likely to be transmitted more than urine, sputum and saliva through open wounds, mucous membranes in the mouth etc. Frequent hand washing with soap and water is a must in our job environment. Be careful next time!
Answered 12/9/2013
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