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Chances of false positive

Chances of false positive

What is the chances of a false positive on a HSV 2 IgG test from labcorp.  My wife and I have never had any kind of symptoms.  I resently got a complete check and everything came back negative except a low positive for HSV 2. It was a 1.46.  Could it be a false positive since it is so low.  Is there other factors that could cause the antibodies to rise or increase? I recently had a flew shot, but I wouldnt think that would effect anything. This is totally surprising to me and I am not sure what to do.  I am going crazy!
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Any positive result under 3.5 should be suspect.  If you have a positive HSV 1 result, it could cause your HSV 2 numerical result to be falsely positive.  I would suggest getting retested with a different test, such as Biokit or Western Blot (the "gold standard" of herpes testing).  That would hopefully sort everything out.
Good luck,
Em
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