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If no symptoms or lesion or anything on the skin is showing & i need to make an accurate test for hsv? what's the best one to do? pcr? antibodies?help

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Dr. Sewa Legha answered

Antibodies: Serological tests are commonly done for hsv2. If that does not help, virus culture and or pcr are the second order tests done.

Dr Mumneh agreed

Answered 6/30/2015

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A member asked:

If no symptoms or lesion or anything on the skin is showing & i need to make an accurate test for hsv? what's the best one to do? pcr? antibodies?help

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Sewa Legha answered

Dr Mumneh agreed

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