Contact
Ullevål Hospital (OUS)
For inquiry after injury or spill of HIV-infected material on wounds/mucous membrane
Medical Division for Infection
Infectious Medicine Consultant
NOTE: refer to the agreement with Professor Dag Kvale.
Risk assessment
- HIV-guide (the Norwegian Institute of Public Health) (in Norwegian)
The HIV-virus is relatively robust and can survive at room temperature and tolerate freezing. HIV is quickly inactivated at more than 60ºC. The virus is killed at 85ºC for 1 hour and by some of the most used disinfectants.
In case of accident with HIV-infected blood
A time-zero blood sample should be taken immediately
- Contact the on-call Infectious Medicine Consultant (information in the right-hand menu) immediately.
- NOTE: if prophylaxis treatment is required, treatment must begin within 2 hours.
Prophylaxis with antiretroviral chemo-therapy
When is prophylactic treatment indicated
- Prophylaxis is only recommended if the source of infection is HIV-positive.
- Prophylaxis is not recommended if accidental contact with intact skin only, regardless of involved body fluid.
About prophylactic treatment
- Prophylaxis against HIV should always be administered by a qualified physician, preferably a specialist in infective medicine, experienced in anti-viral therapy.
- Most medical institutions do not have a specialist on call day and night.
- Thus, a routine is established to ensure an interim prophylaxis starting by another physician according to specific guidelines.
- The chemo-therapy must start as soon as possible, preferably within two hours after the injury. Recommended treatment is going on for four weeks.