no no no! Not an antigen test, that is NOT what you want. Unless you happen to have virus present at the time of the test, and I don’t know where they are going to do it from, it will be useless! Please, if you need another resource about what test to be done, check with ASHASTD.org. Glad to know it was 1.43, not 1:43. And again, it is a low positive and needs confirmation as there is an 85% chance it is a false positive. Please print out this article and perhaps take it with you.
Sex Transm Dis. 2005 Dec;32(12):771-7.
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) Western blot confirmatory testing among men testing positive for HSV-2 using the focus enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in a sexually transmitted disease clinic.
Golden MR1, Ashley-Morrow R, Swenson P, Hogrefe WR, Handsfield HH, Wald A.
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