With needle stick injury, there is risk of transmitting all of the following infections, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: HDV
Description: Most common infections spread through needle stick injury are HIV, HBV and HCV. HDV infection occur only in the presence of HBV. It is transmitted through parenteral exposure or intimate contact. Veical HDV transmission is rare. HBV is the most infectious of the 3 viruses. There is about 2% risk of acquiring HCV infection after needle stick injury. The is no vaccine against HCV and no treatment can prevent infection after exposure to the virus. The risk of acquiring HIV is less than 0.5% after a single needle stick injury involving a patient known to have HIV/AIDS in a healthcare setting. The risk of HIV transmission from an infected patients blood or other body fluid splashed into a caregivers eyes or mouth is much lower than for needle stick injuries. Ref: Levin M.J., Weinberg A. (2012). Chapter 40. Infections: Viral & Rickettsial. In W.W. Hay, Jr., M.J. Levin, R.R. Deterding, J.J. Ross, J.M. Sondheimer (Eds), CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, 21e, Sokol R.J., Narkewicz M.R. (2012). Chapter 22. Liver & Pancreas. In W.W. Hay, Jr., M.J. Levin, R.R. Deterding, J.J. Ross, J.M. Sondheimer (Eds),CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, 21e.
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