One study reported an overall specificity of. The cdc is very clear about this: ” and yet they. I understand its possible to have a false positive with a value below 3. 5, yet i wonder why lapcorp performs their reflex supplemental test on values up to 5. 0. False negative results may occur when the hsv virus is glycoprotein g (gg) deficient (0. 2% hsv isolates were gg deficient).
This test is used to detect igg antibodies specific to hsv types 1 and/or 2 infection and confirm or rule out possible infection with herpes simplex types 1 and/or 2 virus in prenatal patients in. About 4 months ago, i was entering a new relationship and i was tested and showed a low positive of about 1. 4 for hsv 1 and about 1. 2 for hsv2 with a positive supplemental. Detect igg antibodies specific to hsv type 1 and/or 2 infection. I know these indexes are less that 3. 5 and. In fact, almost 50/50 that it is a false positive, based upon the graph referenced by grace in a post. By the way, the first test was performed via my doctor's office (labcorp. If you have been diagnosed with hsv 2 by a blood antibody test called igg (the usual test offered routinely) but have never had an outbreak, please consider getting a confirmatory test. The short answer is that it depends on the herpes type. So, what is a low positive index? Recently had a routine std check and didnt expect much. This qualifies as the low positive range.
This qualifies as the low positive range.
