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What Does It Mean If You Have Negative Herpes Antibodies?
Herpes serology
Normal Values
A negative (normal) test usually means you have not been infected with HSV-1 or HSV-2.
If the infection occurred very recently (within a few weeks to 3 months), the test may be negative, but you may still be infected. This is called a false negative.
What abnormal results mean
A positive test means you have been infected with the herpes simplex virus recently or at some point in the past.
Tests to determine patterns of...
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