Has anyone experienced getting a false positive swab for hsv2? i tested negative in my cerebral spinal fluid from a spinal tap for both hsv1 & 2. had a small cut on my labia, got it swabbed and came back positive hsv2. however the doctor didnt think it looked like herpes. doctor who did spinal tap thinks its a false positive. now waiting for IgG and IgM blood test reaults to have an additonal test to go off of. seems unlikely to have a false positive from what ive read- however have only been with the same partner since before spinal tap and they do not have signs or symptoms. ive never had an “outbreak”, did not have any prodome symptoms and the cut healed without scabbing withing 5 days.
how did you get the spinal tap? did you just ask?