If a parenteral needle stick injury/ occurs in a Health Care Worker dealing with AIDS patient; which of the following are necessary?
Serial serological testing of the source person
Serial serological testing of the healthcare worker
Zidovudine (AZT) prophylaxis to health care worker
Wash the part with soap and water
(C) Zidovudine (AZT) prophylaxis to health care worker # Treatment of Needle stick injury of a health care worker: Immediately clean the contaminated area by washing under running water# Post exposure prophylaxis should be started within 1 hour of injury Zidovudine 250 mg BD- for 1 month Lamivudine 150 mg BD-- Indinavir 800 mg TID- > Hepatitis prophylaxis should also be given> HIV test should be repeated approx 12 wks after contaminated determine whether seroconversion has occured.> Post exposure prophylaxis with zidovudine and lamivudine is necessary.> Wound should be cleansed immediately and antiseptic applied> Postexposure prophylaxis 2 nucleoside analonuge reverse transcriptase inhibitor X 4 week or combination of 2 nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase Inhibitor + a protease inhibitor for 4 weeks
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