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Ears pierced w/ piercing gun & sterile studs in a sealed box. Clamps that touched skin near site cleaned w/ water, alcohol solution. Could I get HIV?

Dr. Heidi Fowler, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine Answered May. 26, 2017
23 years experience in Psychiatry
Scenario. does not sound to be particularly risky.
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