Reply To: Test Accuracy › Forums › Herpes Questions › Test Accuracy › Reply To: Test Accuracy January 2, 2015 at 11:17 pm #2591 ChachaqueenParticipant Me too!! That’s odd that he didn’t swab the cut and was able to tell you based on that you’re positive. Are you sure he didn’t swab it? Usually the swabs require some rubbing of the suspected lesion.