In health care workers,which following activity poses the highest risk for acquiring HIV from an HIV-infected patient?

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Needle sticks with needles and syringes used to draw blood pose the highest risk for acquiring HIV from an HIV-infected patient due to the high viral load in the blood. Other activities, such as needle sticks with suture needles or needles used for intramuscular injections, have a lower risk of HIV transmission. Contamination of open skin lesions with vaginal secretions is not a common mode of HIV transmission in healthcare settings.

In Health Care Workers,which Following Activity Poses the Highest Risk