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Blood on doorknob and pricked finger
Hi doctors,
I went for a blood test yesterday at a clinic for HIV testing. The doctor pricked the tip of the middle finger on my right hand for blood. After which, I left the consultation room and waited outside.
About 20 minutes later, I had to return to the consultation room. Before returning to the room, another man who also had blood test done had just left the room about maybe 10 seconds earlier.
I used my right hand to open the doorknob to enter the room. After leaving the clinic, I noticed that the index finger of my right hand had blood. There were no visible cuts on my index finger, only skin peeling off.
I am worried because I think the blood was on the doorknob and from the man. Also that that I may have accidently brushed my middle finger that was pricked earlier on his blood on the doorknob.
Am I at risk of HIV exposure or any other disease especially if that man was HIV positive and that I may have accidently brushed my middle finger that was pricked earlier on his blood on the doorknob.
.
Thanks
I went for a blood test yesterday at a clinic for HIV testing. The doctor pricked the tip of the middle finger on my right hand for blood. After which, I left the consultation room and waited outside.
About 20 minutes later, I had to return to the consultation room. Before returning to the room, another man who also had blood test done had just left the room about maybe 10 seconds earlier.
I used my right hand to open the doorknob to enter the room. After leaving the clinic, I noticed that the index finger of my right hand had blood. There were no visible cuts on my index finger, only skin peeling off.
I am worried because I think the blood was on the doorknob and from the man. Also that that I may have accidently brushed my middle finger that was pricked earlier on his blood on the doorknob.
Am I at risk of HIV exposure or any other disease especially if that man was HIV positive and that I may have accidently brushed my middle finger that was pricked earlier on his blood on the doorknob.
.
Thanks
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Correct, no risk.
My apologies, Dr Hunter but I was worried because of the time frame of my pricked finger (which bled 20 minutes before, not sure if this constitutes a fresh wound) and the time I touched the door knob (about 10 seconds after the man)
Just ot clarify ;
I am not at risk even if my middle finger (that was pricked 20 minutes earlier) had accidently brushed against the man's blood on the door knob(the man had touched the door knob 10 seconds before me).
Just ot clarify ;
I am not at risk even if my middle finger (that was pricked 20 minutes earlier) had accidently brushed against the man's blood on the door knob(the man had touched the door knob 10 seconds before me).
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
For over two years you have been asking about exposures that are not exposures at all. This is another example. Nobody gets HIV from having blood drawn, or from exposure to blood or body fluids in the environment. The same is true of viral hepatitis and other blood borne infections. There is no risk at all from the events you have described here.
You are welcome to continue to spend money asking questions on this forum, as long as you stay within the rules (e.g., maximum 2 questions every 6 months on each professionally moderated forum -- see Terms and Conditons). But the answer will always be the same: Unless and until you have unprotected sex with a high risk partner, or share needles for drug injection, you will never catch HIV. It should not be necessary to keep spending good money to hear the same replies again and again.
HHH, MD
You are welcome to continue to spend money asking questions on this forum, as long as you stay within the rules (e.g., maximum 2 questions every 6 months on each professionally moderated forum -- see Terms and Conditons). But the answer will always be the same: Unless and until you have unprotected sex with a high risk partner, or share needles for drug injection, you will never catch HIV. It should not be necessary to keep spending good money to hear the same replies again and again.
HHH, MD
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