Hello..im a nurse and i was doing diabetic accucheck..i was accidentally pricked by ze lancet used by a diabetic patient??i press my hand to get the blood out...i washed wiz detergents...but did nt get myself tested on same day.after 2 days i did a rapid test which was negative.can i get infected?
Hello, thank you for your contact to Chat Doctor. If I am your doctor I suggesting you that diabetes is not infection, but you can be infected with HIV or hepatitis B, C. Squeezing a finger after prick is wrong practice. It causes pathogen to enter the body. You can check the HIV and hepatitis B and C status by laboratory test of the patient. If he is positiver than you should worry, otherwise there is no point of worry to you. If you have to ask me anything you can contact me. Chat Doctor. Infectious disease specialist. Thank you.