Confirmatory testing/Index Level 4

[Summer2023]

I was diagnosed with HSV-1 in 2017 with an IGG blood test; no index level was given by my doctor. I am asymptomatic and have never had an OB.

This past February 2023, I was diagnosed with HSV-2 with an IGG blood test and have been asymptomatic so far.

I went to Quest to get a confirmatory HSV-2 IGG test, and my index level was 4.

Should I consider getting a Western Blot for both HSV-2 & HSV-1?

[Summer2023]

Hi Terri,

Also my % Inhibition is 89.3 H

Thanks for having this question form.

[Terri Warren]

Since we have seen positives on the inhibition assay and negatives on the same sample be negative on the western blot, I would recommend the blot to be certain.

Terri

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