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A study of 3000 incidents where individuals were exposed to HIV puts the risk of seroconversion from a contaminated needlestick at 0.3%.
The risk for exposure to mucous membranes or disrupted skin was slightly less. Contamination of the conjunctiva was associated with a slightly higher risk.
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