Test Code LAB2594 HERPES SEROLOGY (1 & 2 IGG)

Methodology

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Other than detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV)-specific IgM, serologic response to HSV generally is of little epidemiologic or diagnostic value.

Performing Laboratory

Maryland State Health Department, Baltimore, MD - Serology

Specimen Requirements

Draw blood in a gold-top serum gel tubes. (Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.) Spin down and send 2 mL of serum.

Reference Values

Herpes simplex antibodies IgG: negative