Herpes & In denial

I went to Planned Parenthood around to weeks ago with, what I thought was a pimple and a UTI. The doc performed a viral culture and a pap and I was given Bactrim for the UTI. Six days later, I learned that I had herpes.

I tried to ask the nurse my viral load and typology. She said that from the culture performed, neither the type nor the viral load could be identified, but I should assume that the culture was accurate. Later, I called back to get the name of the test and the lab that manufactured the test, but wasn't able yo find out. My question is: what is the likelihood of having a false positive with a viral culture?

I've had 2 partners in 2 years--that's about as long as I've been sexually active. My ex denies that he has it and said he even called his local hospital (where he gets tested)to confirm that and my current BF just went to get a follow-up blood test with me. Hopefully, we get the results back soon.

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I answered my own question. I went to the American Social Health Association website. Here's what they have:

Testing with symptoms: viral culture
If symptoms of herpes appear, they can vary widely from person to person. If a person does experience signs of infection, we recommend obtaining a culture test (a swab from the symptom) within the first 48 hours after a lesion appears. Results are usually available in about a week's time.

The major advantage of the culture is its accuracy in giving a positive result. A culture can also be