Reply To: False Positive Suspicion

[MMTex]

I’ve been trying to better understand my latest test, specifically the reflex portion. This is probably not news to you, but I found that the reflex test is not the same as the original test.

This is from the lab’s website: Chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA). Reflex of specimens equivocal and low positive for HSV-2 type specific IgG to a membrane based immunoassay.

So, I’m not sure if that improves the odds of a false-positive because I have no clue as to the efficacy of a “membrane based immunoassay” over the first-performed CLIA. Whatever the case, I thought I would include this information.