[Question #9952] False positive

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27 months ago
Can the varicella vaccination cause a false positive hsv2 igg test?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
27 months ago
No, it would not. We don't know exactly what triggers false positives on the HSV 2 IgG but we know false positives are very common. If you've not had symptoms and test positive, especially if the index value falls below 5, obtain a good confirmatory test, like the herpes western blot from the University of Washington

Terri
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