Fingerprick test

[Andy1975q]

Good afternoon. I went for my yearly HIV testing with the fingerprick test. My question is this. The technician opened all of the material needed for the test from the packet and laid all material on the towel thats included. He touched the pipette and the lancet all without gloves. I noticed he had a cut on his finger that was not bandaged. He handled all my testing materials with this cut on hand. He proceeded to put gloves on and conduct the test. My question as silly as it seems is if he got his blood on the pipette and put this pipette directly onto my fingerstick site to collect my blood, is there any risk of anything? I wish i never saw his cut as it has left me paranoid. Thank you for your assistance.

[AnxiousNoMore]

What is your risk that you schedule an annual hiv test?

[Andy1975q]

That is not the concern. Thanks.

[GuitarRox]

We always get a lot of questions about this.  Fear that something goes wrong DURING an HIV test actually giving you HIV.  It just doesn't happen.  HIV is transmitted in very specific ways. These include having unprotected vaginal or anal sex or sharing IV drug needles.  Air inactivates the virus. You can't touch something and get HIV. You can't have someone else touch something and give you HIV either.  Even if it is a lancet.  This just is never going to happen.  If you see that you have great anxiety and paranoia and your inner voice knows it, what about working on the anxiety?  That is the real way to cure this situation.

[Andy1975q]

Thank you