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August 27, 2023 at 9:16 am
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Terri Warren
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Both could be false positives, but the HSV 1 is far more likely to confirm. Almost all HSV 1 results over 3 confirm as positive – there have been a few exceptions but rare. The HSV 2, however, could definitely be a false positive. I would highly recommend the western blot for confirmation
Terri