Genital Herpes: Test and Diagnosis
Laboratory parameters of the 1st order – obligatory laboratory tests. Herpes simplex virus type 1/2 antibody (IgG; IgM). Herpes simplex virus type 1/2 virus culture from vesicle contents. HSV-1-PCR/HSV-2-PCR – direct detection of viral DNA by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) from efflorescences. Immunofluorescence (antibody staining). Electron microscopic direct detection HIV test (in case of unknown … Genital Herpes: Test and Diagnosis