Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). The sores look similar ... are limited to the urethra (the tube through which urine exits the ...

“The tube is skinny ... whether you have HSV-1 or HSV-2, unlike IgM tests. What is a PCR test for herpes? A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is a type of swab test that can detect viral ...

As gold standard methods, tube and shell via viral cultures are still applied in some laboratories for the diagnosis of HSV and VZV infections. However, viral culture is time consuming ...

Doctors may also swab sores or blisters that have not yet healed and send the samples to a lab for tests. Anyone who thinks they might have had exposure to HSV and wants to take a test for ...