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I had hiv tri dot test(negative).they gave me tri dot test device i dont know about it so i teared it open and sniffed a lot of times.later i came to know it is where hiv antigens,buffer soln,conjugate were added.is there a chance i get hiv frm them?

Q: i had hiv tri dot test(negative).they gave me tri dot test device i dont know about it so i teared it open and sniffed a lot of times.later i came to know it is where hiv antigens,buffer soln,conjugate were added.is there a chance i get hiv frm them?

: You cannot get HIV infection from an HIV test.

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You cannot get HIV infection from an HIV test.

Answered 3/1/2023

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A member asked:

I had hiv tri dot test(negative).they gave me tri dot test device i dont know about it so i teared it open and sniffed a lot of times.later i came to know it is where hiv antigens,buffer soln,conjugate were added.is there a chance i get hiv frm them?

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Dr. Mark Owolabi answered

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