I picked this up from he lab this morning. (and retyped it). It looks like the first test they did came back positive, but has cases where it will be positive because of other things (says it cross reacts). Maybe it's a cheap but broad test they do first to see if they need to do the more expensive more accurate test? The more specific tests both seem clean. Should I get retested to confirm, or do I need to even worry about it at all? The possible exposure was about 3 months ago.
Formatting is a bit messed up.
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Test Name In Range Out of Range Reference Range
HERPES SIMPLEX IGM W/RFX TITER
HSV IGM AP SCREEN DETECTED NOT DETECTED
HSV IGM AB TITER 20 H <10 titer
This test does not distinguish between HSV 1 and HSV 2. A positive HSC
IgM may indicate primary or reactivated infection. IgM antibody can
persist 12+ months after primary infection. Cross reactions occur with
varicella zoster, CMV and EBV. Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 IgG type
specific antibody (HerpeSelect), helps confirm and differentiate prior
infection with HSV 1 or HSV 2.
HSV 1 IgG, HerpeSelect(TM)
HSV 1 IgG 0.12 index
INDEX INTERPRETATION
---------- --------------
< 0.90 NEGATIVE
0.90 - 1.10 EQUIVOCAL
> 1.10 POSITIVE
THIS ASSAY IS TYPE SPECIFIC AND WILL DIFFERENTIATE
BETWEEN HSV-1 AND HSV-@ INFECTIONS. A SINGLE POSITIVE
RESULT ONLY INDICATES PREVIOUS IMMUNOLOGIC EXPOSURE
AND THE LEVEL OF ANTIBODY RESPONSE MAY NOT BE USED
TO DETERMINE ACTIVE INFECTION OR DISEASE STAGE. THE
TEST SHOULD BE REPEATED IN 4-6 WEEKS WHEN NEGATIVE OR
EQUIVOCAL RESULTS ARE OBTAINED IN SUSPECTED EARLY
HERPES SIMPLEX DISEASE.
THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS ASSAY HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED
FOR PEDIATRIC POPULATIONS, FOR NEONATAL SCREENING, OR
FOR THE TESTING OF IMMUNOCOMPROMIZED PATIENTS.
HSV 2 IgG, HerpeSelect(TM)
HSV 2 IgG 0.15 index
INDEX INTERPRETATION
---------- --------------
< 0.90 NEGATIVE
0.90 - 1.10 EQUIVOCAL
> 1.10 POSITIVE
THIS ASSAY IS TYPE SPECIFIC AND WILL DIFFERENTIATE
BETWEEN HSV-1 AND HSV-2 INFECTIONS. A SINGLE POSITIVE
RESULT ONLY INDICATES PREVIOUS IMMUNOLOGIC EXPOSURE
AND THE LEVEL OF ANTIBODY RESPONSE MAY NOT BE USED
TO DETERMINE ACTIVE INFECTION OR DISEASE STAGE. THE
TEST SHOULD BE REPEATED IN 4-6 WEEKS WHEN NEGATIVE OR
EQUIVOCAL RESULTS ARE OBTAINED IN SUSPECTED EARLY
HERPES SIMPLEX DISEASE.
THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS ASSAY HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED
FOR PEDIATRIC POPULATIONS, FOR NEONATAL SCREENING, OR
FOR THE TESTING OF IMMUNOCOMPROMIZED PATIENTS.