Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
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Culture - herpes simplex virus; Herpes simplex virus culture
What the risks are
Risks include slight bleeding or infection in the area where the skin sample was removed.
Special considerations
The viral culture for herpes test is most likely to be accurate when a person is newly infected (during the first outbreak).
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Review Date: 09/13/2009
Reviewed By: Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond,
WA; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
