low positives - confirmatory results

[gracefromHHP]

If you were tested with a type specific herpes igg blood test and had a low positive result for hsv2 ( anything under 4.0 ) and sought out confirmatory testing, what were your eventual results?

[hsv2worry]

Herpeselct -
hsv1 negative
Hsv2 1.31
Western blot -
no antibodies detected for hsv2
Past infection detected for hsv1

[jehtrobuild]

I'm eligible to vote in this poll  (my response is: "I got another test and was negative for hsv2"), but don't know how.  Can anyone advise me?

[confused755]

The test i am speaking about says
Herpes simplex virus 1  igg
Herpes simplex virus 2 igg
Neg 11
The other one
Neg 30
Any one heard these elisa test?

[confused755]

Does anyone knows hsv1 and hsv2 igg elisa tests other than herpeselect biokit kalon?
The lab ( outside usa ) says they are type specific but i dont know much about them
One uses index  neg  11
Another lab   neg  30
They say they are igg and type specific but i wanted to know if any one had ever met these refrence values?
Possible exposure feb 2012
4weeks  Herpeselect igg hsv2  1.7
One more week later herpeselect immunoblot negative
1.5 years later  the previous test ls mentioned above outside usa  both neg

[HConfused]

My story -- awaiting results: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Herpes/High-igg-HSV2-score--followed-by-false-positive-range-score-six-months-later/show/2038679

The posts are encouraging -- I look forward to finally knowing my status.  It is unfortunate that their is so much misinformation in the medical world with respect to HSV testing.

[HConfused]

I experienced the same thing when requesting a Western Blot from Quest (through my dermatologist).  Someone in the dermatologists office said that you have to add "x" to the end of the test number, i.e. #34534x -- once this was relayed to the Quest person on the phone, they said "Oh, here it is...."  By the way, Quest sends your blood to the University of Washington.  I called the University of Washington lab and they were very friendly -- they told me that they received my blood on Saturday (my blood was drawn on the Thursday of that week).  I am patiently waiting for my results...fingers crossed!