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I had a herpes-6 igg test done and normal is less than 1:80 titer but my result was exactly 1:80 titer. significance? i was 15 when the test was done.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Do not worry: Almost everybody gets infected with herpes 6 and if otherwise healthy we are none the worse for it. Since your test was done three years ago and you are writing about it, you are fine and will not see any ill effects from the lab result.

Answered 9/30/2014

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A member asked:

I had a herpes-6 igg test done and normal is less than 1:80 titer but my result was exactly 1:80 titer. significance? i was 15 when the test was done.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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