A member asked:

A resident has hiv, he cut himself shaving, i saw him touch the bloody spots on his face but there was no visible blood on his hands, ive touched the door handle and his food table barehanded. could i have exposure to it ? or brought it home with me?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Highly unlikely: HIV transmission is highly unlikely in described scenario. If this event happened at work, make sure you follow work place procedures.

Answered 2/28/2020

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