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Can herpes culture test be false positive? if so, now often?
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Unlikely: A false positive result would be extremely unusual. It would require either laboratory contamination or a clerical or technician error in which the result was reported for the wrong patient. I trust herpes culture results.
Answered 9/30/2019
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