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hiv, fluids into deep tissue through stiches hole

Last month, I went to hospital to remove my
small skin surgery stiches,  the surgery wound
was closed and I did not see any blood. The Doctor
told me that the there were still stiches hole,
asked me to prevent the healed wound from water for 24 hours. But 12 hours later, I went to message. If the girl's hands were contaminated with HIV fluids from last customers 5 minutes ago, and she touched my healed wound but the
stiches hole was not fully repaired, is there a possibility that I will contact hiv since the stiches hole was deep in the tissue and the hiv fluid may go along the stiches hole into the deep tissue even though I did not see bloods.
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but the stitches holes were not closed. My question was that if there is possibility that the hiv fluid entered into deep tissue along the unclosed holes?
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No risk of transmission because the wound was closed. The fluids can't enter the body through a closed wound.
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Tell me why not?  It is deep issue wound, and contacts hiv fluids
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Not an HIV concern.
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