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Alcohol swab in HIV test
I recently took a rapid HIV 1/2 fingerprick test and swabbed my finger with the swab before using the lancet. After I used the lancet I again swiped the first amount of blood again with the alcohol swab and then squeezed finger again for blood. Would the alcohol in the swab mess with The test or destroy the antibodies if it touched it?
Ahhhhh. What a relief. So no chance of the alcohol messing with the antibodies? I know alcohol kills certain things.
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