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Sorry just to check if you did a pooled test swabbing different sites with the same swab. would a viral culture test be able to distinguish which location the hsv was positive in, if you used the same swab for different sites. thank you for your help?

Q: sorry just to check if you did a pooled test swabbing different sites with the same swab. would a viral culture test be able to distinguish which location the hsv was positive in, if you used the same swab for different sites. thank you for your help?

: The swab will likely be tested for viral nucleic acids, not cultured. However, either way, there no way to lactate the infected site in a pooled specimen.

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The swab will likely be tested for viral nucleic acids, not cultured. However, either way, there no way to lactate the infected site in a pooled specimen.

Answered 2/15/2023

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A member asked:

Sorry just to check if you did a pooled test swabbing different sites with the same swab. would a viral culture test be able to distinguish which location the hsv was positive in, if you used the same swab for different sites. thank you for your help?

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