[Question #5715] HSV 1/2 IGG and I'm TEST
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21 months ago
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Hello, I recently did an HSV IgG and IgM test on JUNE 22 2019.
Results - HSV 1/2 IGG came back Negative HSV 1/2 IgM came back Positive.
On JULY 4 2019 I decided to redo the test from another lab and the results were HSV 1/2 IGG Negative and HSV 1/2 IgM Negative.
What does this therefore mean? How long do HSV 1/2 IgM antibodies stay in the blood for after initial infection?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
21 months ago
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The IgM is terrible and the CDC says never to use it. I would ignore it. IgM can be in the blood with new infection and recurrences - it comes and goes and is also not virus specific so you want to pay attention only to the IgG results when using herpes antibody testing.
Terri
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21 months ago
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Thank you. Following my positive IGM test - How accurate please is a PCR TYPE 1 DNA and PCR TYPE 2 DNA test? I just received results for these today and both came back negative.
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
21 months ago
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Was the PCR test done from a swab test of a skin lesion or a blood test? PCR should never be done from blood - herpes virus is not in your blood except rarely with a primary infection. If from a swab test, there was no virus in the swab if negative.
Terri
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