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Chances of having a false positive herpes type 1 blood test?9.1 igg.while other stds remain negative 0.0 igg.had my test 2 weeks later after exposure.

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Dr. James Eitner answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Prob. True Positive: Herpes type 1 is the herpes virus commonly associated with the mouth (cold sores). It can be positive without any other tests being positive. Many people are + for hsv 1 by the time they enter school, picking up the virus from family members. Hsv symptoms may take 2-14 days after exposure to show up and longer for a positive test. You may need to be retested to be sure.

Answered 1/19/2017

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Dr. Joram Seggev answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Allergy & Immunology

True positive, but: As pointed out, many adults are positive for Herpes simplex type 1 by adolescence. New IgG antibodies usually ae being produced by day 10 after exposure, may not be detectable until 3 weeks, occasionally later. Particularly diseases such as syphilis and HIV may not be positive at 2 weeks. You should be retested at 4 weeks.HIV

Answered 5/29/2017

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