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Whats the best herpes test immuno blot or igg?

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If active lesions: testing for herpes nucleic acids, if no lesion the IGG will show historical infections, by showing antibodies to the virus. The IGG test cannot tell the time of the initial infection.

Answered 11/22/2019

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