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October 26, 2023 at 12:44 am
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Terri Warren
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It is not true that 50% of the population has HSV 2 – that is true for HSV 1.
At 1.65, there is an excellent chance that this is a false positive, yes – probably 75%.
The CDC says not to include HSV testing in an sTD panel so that was an error also.
If you were my patient I would recommend the western blot for you, definitely
Terri