Reply To: Quest Diagnostics Test

[MMK756]

Final questions:

1. When you mention “an article published online recently does show a very high rate of false positives in the low positive range on the test that they are currently doing.” Does this apply to both HSV 1 and 2 results from Quest Diagnostics?

2. I was tested at Quest Diagnostics (HSV 1/2 IGG,TYPE SPECIFIC AB) and it came back with HSV 1: 1.07 Equivocal. 14 days later I tested again and it came back as Negative <.90.

I’ve had this test done prior to the equivocal test and always tested negative but had this one recent equivocal followed by another negative. That being said, do you suggest the Western Blot? If so, how long to wait from exposure do I wait for WB?

Or, do you think my HSV 1 is likely negative?

Thank you for your help!