HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

What Does My Blood Test Report Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 5 Jul 2017

Question: Sir i did a blood test ......He pricked my finger with a LANCET device...not a syringe....
I am not sure whether the LANCET was changed or not....
But if it was not changed it was used 3 hours ago on another person

I am afraid that i will catch HIV from this...plz guide

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There is no risk of HIV

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

I am dr. kakkar (dermatologist and venereologist). I have gone through your query and I have noted your concern.

Lancets are usually not reused. Even if it was reused there is no risk of infection as the HIV virus does not survive outside the body for long and dies quickly on drying.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (43 minutes later)

Sir...if i assume the LANCET was reused on me after 1 hour after the last person has used it...
Is there any risk??

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You are safe

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Still no risk because the virus does not survive outside the body for more than a few seconds.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (3 hours later)

Actually sir...i read on INTERNET....that HIV can survive in dried blood upto 5 days....And in my case its just a few hours....
And sir...if blood sticks on LANCET....it would be very very small amount.....

Do i need to worry ??

I am worried sir....

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You need not worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

These reports about HIV surviving outside the body for days are based on experiments and studied on very high concentrations of the virus not normally found in the blood. Under normal circumstances the virus cannot survive outside the body for long and becomes quickly inactivated with drying.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (4 minutes later)

Sir today i did a RAPID HIV test......when the blood with buffer was going through the kit at HIV 1 MARK...suddenly i felt that there is a horizontal line at HIV 1 MARK....but after the test was completed the mark at HIV 1 was gone and.there was only one horizontal line at C MARK....

Is it ok??

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (16 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Your test seems fine

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

I think the horizontal line at C Mark is the Control. Since there are no other red lines your test seems fine to me. What did the report say?

Regards

Note: Consult a Sexual Diseases Specialist online for further follow up- Click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana