The serologic testing you had done would likely pick up, with 97% certainty, HSV 2 infection. So that really does leave HSV 1 as the possible culprit. I do believe that western blot testing is available in Australia, though I can’t tell you how to get it exactly. There is a well known herpes researcher in Australia named Tony Cunningham. I have known him for many years. I believe his contact phone number is +61 2 9845 9005 If you can’t find the western blot or Tony Cunningham, if you can get blood drawn and send it to my clinic, we can arrange to have it run for you. That would need to be accomplished through my clinic, not through here. If there was ever someone who needed it, it’s you with a positive swab and negative antibody tests
Terri