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To summarize the timeline:
June 28th
Encounter (unprotected oral)
Aug 1st:
HSV1 IGG: 43
HSV2 IGG: 1.27
Aug 3rd:
HSV2 Confirmatory Test: (could not be performed. Negative HSV2 < .90)
Aug 27:
HSV1 IGG: 45
HSV2 IGG: 1.21
Sep 1:
Ordered a new Confirmatory Test. Pending…
Why would the lab that performed the two normal HSV test give low positive results while the lab that performed the confirmatory test give negative <.90 results. Is quest using different (more accurate) platform for confirmatory test?)
I had done several std test in the past (2021 and prior) with Quest. Always came back negative for HSV2. Always tested positive for HSV range 30-39. This time around even HSV1 level was higher 43-45 range
If it’s a false positive what could cause it? Any other infection in the last two years (covid)?