Hello,
I totally agree with UW on this one. I think the test where you got a 8.39 result on the screening test was likely not the traditional herpeselect ELISA or the Captia test, but that’s a guess. The fact that your test was indeterminate is very interesting and I think optimistic for you. You can certainly test again, but since the last possible date of your infection was 5 months ago, I seriously doubt that your results will change over that time but good to do.
We are conducting a research study of people who get indeterminate on their western blot result, evaluating a new test for herpes antibody. We would certainly like to include you in our study. We would talk with you over the phone, send you a consent form, then sent you a kit that you can take to a local Quest lab for the blood draw, then they would ship it back to us. We would then do some sorting and send it on to Southern Illinois University for testing using the experimental test. You would not receive results from any testing done as part of the study, but you would help to advance the science of HSV testing. If you would be willing to participate, I would like you to call Rene at our clinic.
Terri