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Hi, what is that result means? herpes virus ab profile blood, hsv igg 5.79 unit isr. hsv igm result negative/reference range negative..

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Past exposure: The negative IgM level points to no current infection but the positive IgG level points to past exposure and protection (partial) against HSV.

Answered 4/30/2019

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A member asked:

Hi, what is that result means? herpes virus ab profile blood, hsv igg 5.79 unit isr. hsv igm result negative/reference range negative..

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Chiu answered

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