[Question #12912] Hi

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4 months ago
Hsv 1 Igg 54.10 H 
Hsv 2 Igg 1.46 H 
Is is worth me taking the Western BoT test do sometimes people have a false  positive

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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
3 months ago
oh Absolutely!  You need a western blot! With an index value of 1.46, there is an 85% chance that this is a false positive (I am assuming Quest diagnostics?)  Perhaps even higher since your HSV 1 is quite substantial.  

Terri
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