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Is blood test for syphilis and herpes are accurate.

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Yes: There is more than one test type for syphilis and both need to be done for accurate results. Herpes can generally be diagnosed with a single test. It may need to be repeated if the infection is too recent.

Dr Minich agreed

Answered 11/15/2014

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I Got a syphilis blood test 4 weeks after sex expos( which was fingering and hand job) it was neg. Is it accurate how long does Syp show up after act?

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Would taking cipro or bactrim affect the test results of syphilis test? Or herpes, hepatitis test? Does cipro treat syphilis?

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