the blood test result is pretty accurate.... if it shows 3.6 and above then it is almost confirm you have it.. anything below that there is a small chance that it is be false positive... however the higher the number, the more likely u are to have it... anyway once u have the virus.. it is for life.. so you can do the antibodies test anytime again and get a second result to confirm
bad sore throat can be cause by many reasons.. it doesnt mean u have HSV... cold, viral and bacterial infections are just some reasons people get sore throat..
blood test is more accurate... i am not sure how the singapore system work... but over here swab test is usually only done when there is symptoms like cold sore..
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Originally Posted by pting
If I have HSV-2 blood test > 3.5, how reliable is the test? I never have a ulcer or blister on dick. Can HSV-1 or chicken pox antibodies give rise to positive HSV-2 blood test? I recall do have bad sore throat with fever, everytime recover faster than the previous, symptons look more like HSV-1 according to what I read.
Does swab test more reliable than blood test? If so, why doctor encourage blood test for HSV despite no sympton.
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