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I go to the hospital to test HIV today, the result is negitave. this is an AIDS hospital and have a lot of HIV patient. After the draw bloodhe nurse use a cotton swab press on my bleeding blood hole,I am not see clearly the cotton swab,I am afraid the cotton swab is reused and there have some hiv+ blood on the cotton.
I am afraid that the HIV will infect me through the cotton swab touch my bleeding blood hole,because if some HIV positive people's blood on the cotton swab before,and the blood touch my bleeding blood hole.
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India has a respected medical service.

HIV is a very fragile virus, as soon as it is exposed to air it dies, so even if what you describe above actually happened the swap would need to go from one persons arm immediately to your arm, that is assuming the person was infected, which is unlikely. So answer your question you have no chance of being infected that way.

Relax and trust the medical profession, also just ask questions when you get tested, so that they will show you clean needles and swabs etc.
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i am from India,i just want to know about risk if someone done such type of mistake ,is any registered case is there
and how to save himself from such things.
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I think you are being illogical, hospitals are professional and are more aware of the risks than anyone. What country are you in?
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