Can HCV be transmitted through a needle prick?
Patient: Dear Sir, my mother is HCV + . She was given an IM injection and after 16 hours my wife has got a very little prick from IM injection. There was no blood on that injection. Can it is possible that my wife also get HCV from that . Moreover,after how much time , we should got her lab test on ICT Kite ? Doctor: HI, thanks for using healthcare magicIf the syringe was previously used then there could be small amount of blood on it that may not be easily seen.Since the syringe was accidentally stuck hours after, however this would significantly reduce the chance of any transmission.The window period of hepatitis c is 8 to 12 weeks.This means that a test can definitively detect the virus by this time and give an accurate result.I hope this helps