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A 20-year-old woman comes in concerned that she has genital herpes as she has been having unprotected sex. She does not have any lesions but wants to be tested. Â
An antibody test is done and the results revealed the following:Â
HSV 1 IgG type-specific antibody: < 0.90 (negative)Â HSV 2 IgG type-specific antibody: > 1.10 (positive)Â
How would you explain these results to her? Â
Can you tell if this is a recent or past infection? Â
Can you tell how long ago she was infected?Â
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