This can be accomplished by the physician or the infection control nurse. Informed consent either written or verbal is obtained and pre-test counselling is given. The consent should include the sharing of test results with the exposed person. If HIV antibody test of source blood is negative, no further action is indicated. Instruction is given to report all illness in the next 6 month following exposure.
Arrangement is made for post-test counselling.
Staff members who are exposed to blood and body fluids of a positive HIV person will be referred to the Department of Infectious Diseases at Health Sciences Centre for folic up and treatment. All information is confidential and all documents pertaining to the staff member will be kept in the employee health file in Staff Health Office. The exposed person may wish to be followed by his own physician.